CASE OF ABDULALIYEV AND ISMAYILOV v. AZERBAIJAN

CASE OF ABDULALIYEV AND ISMAYILOV v. AZERBAIJAN

Application No: 64510/17, 39664/18

Articles: 3, 41

Respondent state: AZE

Date: 2026-09-08

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment; Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect); Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment; Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect); No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment; Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect); Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect); Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Akdivar and Others v. Turkey, 16 September 1996, §§ 65-67, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996 IV; Akif Mammadov v. Azerbaijan (dec.), no. 46903/07, § 29, 13 May 2014; Aleksanyan v. Russia, no. 46468/06, § 140, 22 December 2008; Anzhelo Georgiev and Others v. Bulgaria, no. 51284/09, §§ 66-67, 30 September 2014; Assenov and Others v. Bulgaria, 28 October 1998, §§ 102 and 103, Reports 1998-VIII; Avşar v. Turkey, no. 25657/94, §§ 283-84, ECHR 2001-VII; Aytaj Ahmadova v. Azerbaijan, no. 30551/18, § 35, 11 March 2025; Bouyid v. Belgium [GC], no. 23380/09, ECHR 2015; Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Câmpeanu v. Romania [GC], no. 47848/08, § 156, ECHR 2014; Communauté genevoise d’action syndicale (CGAS) v. Switzerland [GC], no. 21881/20, §§ 138-46, 27 November 2023; El-Masri v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [GC], no. 39630/09, §§ 155 and 195, ECHR 2012; Estamirova v. Russia, no. 27365/07, § 94, 17 April 2012; Fernandez Iradi v. France, no. 23421/21, §§ 52-55, 4 December 2025; G. v. Russia, no. 42526/07, § 79, 21 June 2016; Gäfgen v. Germany [GC], no. 22978/05, § 117, 1 June 2010; Giuliani and Gaggio v. Italy [GC], no. 23458/02, §§ 174-82, ECHR 2011 (extracts); Gevorgyan v. Armenia, no. 231/16, § 53, 22 May 2025; Huseynova v. Azerbaijan, no. 10653/10, § 82, 13 April 2017; Igbal Hasanov v. Azerbaijan, no. 46505/08, §§ 46-48, 15 January 2015; Ivko v. Russia, no. 30575/08, § 94, 15 December 2015; Jannatov v. Azerbaijan, no. 32132/07, §§ 59-60, 31 July 2014; Kerimli v. Azerbaijan, no. 3967/09, § 40, 16 July 2015; Kolesnikovich v. Russia, no. 44694/13, § 70, 22 March 2016; Kop v. Turkey, no. 12728/05, § 27, 20 October 2009; Kudła v. Poland [GC], no. 30210/96, §§ 92-94, ECHR 2000-XI; Labita v. Italy [GC], no. 26772/95, § 131, ECHR 2000 IV; Lenev v. Bulgaria, no. 41452/07, § 113, 4 December 2012; Litvinov v. Russia, no. 32863/13, § 86, 22 March 2016; Makaratzis v. Greece [GC], no. 50385/99, § 55, ECHR 2004 XI; Mansouri v. Italy (dec.) [GC], no. 63386/16, § 132, 29 April 2025; Milan v. France, no. 7549/03, § 45, 24 January 2008; Muradova v. Azerbaijan, no. 22684/05, § 99, 2 April 2009; Najafli v. Azerbaijan, no. 2594/07, § 38, 2 October 2012; Popov v. Russia, no. 26853/04, § 208, 13 July 2006; Rachwalski and Ferenc v. Poland, no. 47709/99, § 59, 28 July 2009; Remetin v. Croatia, no. 29525/10, § 76, 11 December 2012; Sadretdinov v. Russia, no. 17564/06, § 67, 24 May 2016; Şakir Kaçmaz v. Turkey, no. 8077/08, § 80, 10 November 2015; Sandra Janković v. Croatia, no. 38478/05, § 37, 5 March 2009; Selmouni v. France [GC], no. 25803/94, § 95, ECHR 1999 V; Shmorgunov and Others v. Ukraine, nos. 15367/14 and 13 others, § 359, 21 January 2021; Timtik v. Turkey, no. 12503/06, §§ 47 and 49, 9 November 2010; Tsaava and Others v. Georgia [GC], nos. 13186/20 and 4 others, §§ 341-42, 11 December 2025; Vasenin v. Russia, no. 48023/06, § 93, 21 June 2016; Vučković and Others v. Serbia (preliminary objection) [GC], nos. 17153/11 and 29 others, §§ 71-73, 25 March 2014; Yaşa v. Turkey, 2 September 1998, § 64, Reports 1998 VI