Communicated cases against Russia (application no. 34804/17 and Application no. 12767/20)

A.B v Russia (application no. 34804/17) concerns the applicant’s pending extradition to Turkmenistan where, it is submitted, he faces a real risk of ill treatment in breach of Article 3 ECHR. Therefore, the Court asks whether the applicant faces the risk of being subjected to treatment in breach of Article 3 if extradited to his country of origin, in light of the general situation in Turkmenistan and the personal circumstances of the applicant. The Court additionally asks whether the Russian authorities carried out an adequate and rigorous assessment of the applicant’s claim of risks of ill treatment in his country of origin. 

I.U & Z.K v Russia (Application no. 12767/20) concerns the repeated authorisation of the applicants’ removal to Uzbekistan by the Supreme Court, following ECtHR findings that the applicants' rights under Article 3 would be violated if they were removed to their country of origin. The Court asks whether the applicants face a risk of being subjected to treatment in breach of Article 3 if extradited to their country of origin, in light of the general situation in Uzbekistan and the personal circumstances of the applicant. The Court further asks whether the Russian authorities carried out an adequate and rigorous assessment of the applicant’s claim of risks of ill treatment in Uzbekistan.

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