CASE OF V.T. AND OTHERS v. AZERBAIJAN

CASE OF V.T. AND OTHERS v. AZERBAIJAN

Application No: 20075/16

Articles: 2, 2-1, 2-2, 3, 41, 1

Respondent state: AZE

Date: 2026-06-18

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Life; Article 2-2 - Use of force) (Substantive aspect); Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Torture) (Substantive aspect); Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: A.D. v. Malta, no. 12427/22, § 219, 17 October 2023; Akkum and Others v. Turkey, no. 21894/93, § 259, ECHR 2005-II (extracts); Akpınar and Altun v. Turkey, no. 56760/00, §§ 86-87, 27 February 2007; Al-Adsani v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 35763/97, § 55, ECHR 2001-XI; Aliyev v. Armenia (dec.), 25589/16, §§ 26-29, 12 September 2023; Al-Skeini and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 55721/07, §§ 133-40, ECHR 2011; Andreou v. Turkey (dec.), no. 45653/99, 3 June 2008; Benzer and Others v. Turkey, no. 23502/06, §§ 209-13, 12 November 2013; Buldan v. Turkey, no. 28298/95, § 81, 20 April 2004; Cangöz and Others v. Turkey, no. 7469/06, §§ 164-68, 26 April 2016; Carter v. Russia, no. 20914/07, § 124, 21 September 2021; El-Masri v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [GC], no. 39630/09, § 152, ECHR 2012; Georgia v. Russia (II) [GC], no. 38263/08, 21 January 2021; Gurbanov v. Armenia, no. 7432/17, § 36, 5 October 2023; Hakobyan v. Azerbaijan (dec.), nos. 74566/16 and 74573/16, 12 September 2023; Hovhannisyan and Karapetyan v. Armenia, no. 67351/13, §§ 59 and 61, 17 October 2023; Isaak and Others v. Turkey (dec.), no. 44587/98, 28 September 2006; Issa and Others v. Turkey, no. 31821/96, § 71, 16 November 2004; Khadzhialiyev and Others v. Russia, no. 3013/04, § 121, 6 November 2008; Khojoyan and Vardazaryan v. Azerbaijan, no. 62161/14, § 74, 4 November 2021; Narayan and Others v. Azerbaijan, nos. 54363/17 and 54364/17, §§ 73 and 104, 19 December 2023; Öcalan v. Turkey [GC], no. 46221/99, § 91, ECHR 2005-IV; Petrosyan v. Azerbaijan, no. 32427/16, 4 November 2021; Salman v. Turkey [GC], no. 21986/93, §§ 97-100, ECHR 2000-VII; Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan [GC], no. 40167/06 §§ 117 and 119, ECHR 2015; Saribekyan and Balyan v. Azerbaijan, no. 35746/11, 30 January 2020; Solomou and Others v. Turkey, no. 36832/97, §§ 48-51, 24 June 2008; Storimans-Verhulst and Others v. Russia, no. 26302/10, § 31, 7 October 2025; Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (dec.) [GC], nos. 8019/16 and 2 others, §§ 552-75, 30 November 2022; Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (merits) [GC], nos. 8019/16 and 3 others, 9 July 2025; Varnava and Others v. Turkey [GC], nos. 16064/90 and 8 others, § 184, ECHR 2009; Velkhiyev and Others v. Russia, no. 34085/06, § 150, 5 July 2011