CASE OF A.S. v. LATVIA

CASE OF A.S. v. LATVIA

Application No: 9327/23

Articles: 35, 35-3-a, 4, 4-1, 4-2

Respondent state: LVA

Date: 2026-09-03

Conclusion:

Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Article 35-3-a - Ratione materiae); No violation of Article 4 - Prohibition of slavery and forced labour (Article 4 - Positive obligations; Effective investigation; Article 4-1 - Servitude; Article 4-2 - Forced labour)

Subject classification: A and B v. Croatia, no. 7144/15, § 120, 20 June 2019; Adıgüzel and Others v. Turkey, no. 65126/09, 13 February 2018; B.B. v. Slovakia, no. 48587/21, § 99, 24 October 2024; C.N. and V. v. France, no. 67724/09, § 91, 11 October 2012; C.N. v. the United Kingdom, no. 4239/08, 13 November 2012; Chowdury and Others v. Greece, no. 21884/15, 30 March 2017; Humpert and Others v. Germany [GC], nos. 59433/18 and others, § 126, 14 December 2023; I.C. v. the Republic of Moldova, no. 36436/22, 27 February 2025; Rantsev v. Cyprus and Russia, no. 25965/04, §§ 285, 288, ECHR 2010 (extracts); S.M. v. Croatia [GC], no. 60561/14, 25 June 2020; Siliadin v. France, no. 73316/01, ECHR 2005-VII; Stummer v. Austria [GC], no. 37452/02, § 116, ECHR 2011; T.I. and Others v. Greece, no. 40311/10, §§ 143-44, 18 July 2019; Tibet Menteş and Others v. Turkey, nos. 57818/10 and 4 others, 24 October 2017; Zoletic and Others v. Azerbaijan, no. 20116/12, 7 October 2021