CASE OF R.E. AND OTHERS v. ICELAND

CASE OF R.E. AND OTHERS v. ICELAND

Application No: 59809/19, 8034/20, 14407/20, 17008/20

Articles: 3, 8, 8-1, 14

Respondent state: ISL

Date: 2026-01-13

Conclusion:

No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Effective investigation; Positive obligations) (Procedural aspect); No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations; Article 8-1 - Respect for private life); No violation of Article 14 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination)

Subject classification: B.A. v. Iceland, no. 17006/20, 26 August 2025; C.A.S. and C.S. v. Romania, no. 26692/05, § 82, 20 March 2012; D.M.D. v. Romania, no. 23022/13, § 44, 3 October 2017; I.G. v. Moldova, no. 53519/07, § 43 in fine, 15 May 2012; J.L. v. Italy, no. 5671/16, 27 May 2021; L. and Others v. France, nos. 46949/21 and 2 others, §§ 193 and 200, 24 April 2025; M.A. v. Iceland, no. 59813/19, §§ 71-73, 26 August 2025; M.C. v. Bulgaria, no. 39272/98, ECHR 2003-XII; M.G.C. v. Romania, no. 61495/11, §§ 59 and 72, 15 March 2016; M.N. v. Bulgaria, no. 3832/06, § 39, 27 November 2012; Mehmet Çiftci v. Turkey, no. 53208/19, § 26, 16 November 2021; Mihhailov v. Estonia, no. 64418/10, §§ 114-15, 30 August 2016; N.D. v. Slovenia, no. 16605/09, §§ 57 and 59, 15 January 2015; N.T. v. Cyprus, no. 28150/22, § 73, 3 July 2025; Opuz v. Turkey, no. 33401/02, §§ 195 and 197, ECHR 2009; P.M. v. Bulgaria, no. 49669/07, § 66, 24 January 2012; Ramsahai and Others v. the Netherlands [GC], no. 52391/99, §§ 326-30, ECHR 2007-II; S.M. v. Croatia [GC], no. 60561/14, §§ 315-20, 25 June 2020; Vučković v. Croatia, no. 15798/20, §§ 49 and 57, 12 December 2023; W. v. Slovenia, no. 24125/06, § 64, 23 January 2014; X and Others v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 22457/16, §§ 186 and 192, 2 February 2021; X v. Cyprus, no. 40733/22, §§ 121-23, 27 February 2025; X v. Greece, no. 38588/21, 13 February 2024; Y v. Bulgaria, no. 41990/18, §§ 63-65, 20 February 2020; Y. v. Slovenia, no. 41107/10, § 99, ECHR 2015 (extracts); Z v. Bulgaria, no. 39257/17, § 67, 28 May 2020; Z v. Czech Republic, no. 37782/21, § 52, 20 June 2024