Landmark Human Rights Case
12 Jun 2009
The European Court of Human Rights ruled against the city of
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It is the first time that the European Court of Human rights has ruled over a state for failing to protect a woman from domestic violence. The case was brought to court by Nahide Opuz, the daughter of a murdered woman, who had told the police several times that her mother was in danger. Her mother was murdered by her son-in-law. |
- there had been a violation of Article 2 (right to life) ;
- there had been a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of torture and of inhuman and degrading treatment) ; and,
- there had been a violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) on account of the violence suffered by the applicant and her mother having been gender-based, which amounted to a form of discrimination against women.
Download Landmark Decision by European Court of Human Rights concerning Domestic Violence
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The case can be found on the ECHR website
