CASE OF OTTLAKÁN v. HUNGARY

CASE OF OTTLAKÁN v. HUNGARY

Application No: 17201/23

Articles: 13, 13+3, 3, 41

Respondent state: HUN

Date: 2026-06-16

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture; Degrading treatment; Inhuman treatment); Pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction); Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Ananyev and Others v. Russia, nos. 42525/07 and 60800/08, §§ 93-98, 10 January 2012; Barbotin v. France, no. 25338/16, §§ 32 and 47, 19 November 2020; Burdov v. Russia (no. 2), no. 33509/04, § 99, ECHR 2009; Çelik and İmret v. Turkey, no. 44093/98, § 59, 26 October 2004; Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Câmpeanu v. Romania [GC], no. 47848/08, § 148, ECHR 2014; Firstov v. Russia, no. 42119/04, §§ 30-39, 20 February 2014; Grosam v. the Czech Republic [GC], no. 19750/13, §§ 106-07, 1 June 2023; Hamidović v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, no. 57792/15, § 47, 5 December 2017; İlhan v. Turkey [GC], no. 22277/93, § 97, ECHR 2000-VII; J.M.B. and Others v. France, nos. 9671/15 and 31 others, § 167, 30 January 2020; Johnston and Others v. Ireland, 18 December 1986, § 45, Series A no. 112; Kadiķis v. Latvia (no. 2), no. 62393/00, § 62, 4 May 2006; Kaić and Others v. Croatia, no. 22014/04, § 40, 17 July 2008; Kenedi v. Hungary, no. 31475/05, § 47, 26 May 2009; Mugemangango v. Belgium [GC], no. 310/15, § 130, 10 July 2020; Neshkov and Others v. Bulgaria, nos. 36925/10 and 5 others, §§ 180-91, 27 January 2015; Nicolae Virgiliu Tănase v. Romania [GC], no. 41720/13, §§ 217 and 218, 25 June 2019; Payet v. France, no. 19606/08, §§ 131-34, 20 January 2011; Pine Valley Developments Ltd and Others v. Ireland, 29 November 1991, § 47, Series A no. 222; Rotaru v. Romania [GC], no. 28341/95, § 67, ECHR 2000-V; Scordino v. Italy (no. 1) [GC], no. 36813/97, ECHR 2006−V; Selami and Others v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, no. 78241/13, § 101, 1 March 2018; Tsaava and Others v. Georgia [GC], nos. 13186/20 and 4 others, §§ 221-25, 11 December 2025; Ulemek v. Croatia, no. 21613/16, §§ 71-72, 31 October 2019; Vernillo v. France, 20 February 1991, § 27, Series A no. 198; Yengo v. France, no. 50494/12, §§ 55-56, 21 May 2015