The ECHR judgment of May 21, 2019 in the case of A.S. (A.S.) v. Russia (application No. 17833/16).
In 2016, the applicant was assisted in preparing the application. Subsequently, the application was and communicated to the Russian Federation.
The case has successfully examined the application that if the applicant returned to Syria, his right to life and the right to prohibit ill-treatment would be violated, as well as that he did not have effective legal remedies in this regard, and his detention in The Russian Federation already constituted a violation of Article 5 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The case has violated the requirements of subparagraph "f" of paragraph 1 and paragraph 4 of Article 5 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
In his application, the applicant complained that, if returned to Syria, his right to life and the right to prohibit ill-treatment would be violated, as well as that he did not have effective remedies in this regard. The applicant also alleged that his detention in the Russian Federation constituted a violation of Article 5 of the Convention.
On May 21, 2019, following a application filed by the applicant, the Court unanimously ruled that in the present case the Russian authorities violated the requirements of subparagraph "f" of paragraph 1 and paragraph 4 of Article 5 of the Convention (the right to liberty and security of person), and ordered the authorities to defendant to pay the applicant 9,750 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damage and 3,700 euros in respect of costs and expenses.