The ECHR judgment of 08 October 2019 in the case of Nakani and Others v. Russia (application No. 10229/10 and four other applications).
In 2010, the applicants were assisted in preparing applications. Subsequently, the applications were consolidated and communicated by the Russian Federation.
The case has successfully examined applications that the applicants' relatives disappeared after their alleged detention by State agents and that no effective investigation was carried out in this connection. The case violated articles 2 (right to life), 3 (prohibition of torture), 5 (right to liberty and security of person), article 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
In their applications, the applicants complained that their relatives had disappeared after their alleged detention by State agents and that no effective investigation had been carried out in this connection.
On October 8, 2019, according to the applications submitted by the applicants, the European Court unanimously ruled that in the present case the Russian authorities violated the requirements of Articles 2 (right to life), 3 (prohibition of torture), 5 (right to liberty and security of person), articles 13 of the Convention (right to an effective remedy), the applicants were awarded various amounts of up to 90,000 euros.