Lapunov v. Russia, ECtHR, 28834/19, 12/9/2023
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2023

Article 3 (substantive and procedural) and Article 14 (+ Article 3) (Discrimination) - Abduction, detention and torture of applicant by State agents in Chechnya on account of his sexual orientation - Abduction, detention and torture of applicant triggered by homophobic motives which were not investigated

Oganezova v. Armenia, ECtHR, 71367/12, 72961/12, 17/05/2022
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2021

Article 3 (+ Article 14) (Inhuman or degrading treatment, Positive obligations, and Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation) - State’s failure to protect LGBT bar owner and activist from homophobic arson, physical and verbal attacks and to carry out effective investigation - Absence of effective domestic criminal-law mechanism for investigating discrimination complaints

Romanov and Others v. Russia, ECtHR, 58358/14, 7146/15, 25887/15, 42395/15, 56617/19, 56637/19, 12/09/2023
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2021

Article 3 (substantive and procedural) read in the light of Article 14 (Positive obligations/Degrading treatment/Discrimination) - Failure to take effective preventive measures aimed at protecting members of LGBTI community from violent verbal and physical hate-motivated attacks by private individuals during demonstrations and to conduct an effective investigation into homophobic motives of counter-demonstrators

Women’s Initiatives Supporting Group and Others v. Georgia, ECtHR, 73204/13, 74959/13, 16/12/2021
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2021

Article 3 and Article 11 (+ Article 14) - State’s failure to take operational preventive measures to protect applicants from homophobic and/or transphobic violence, conduct an effective investigation and ensure LGBT rally proceeded peacefully - Indications of official acquiescence, connivance and active participation in individual acts motivated by prejudice

Aghdgomelashvili and Japaridze v. Georgia, ECtHR, 7224/11, 8/10/2020
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2020

Article 14 (+ Article3) (Discrimination and Degrading treatment) - Abusive police conduct during search of premises of an LGBT NGO motivated by homophobic and/or transphobic hatred - Wilful humiliation and debasement with the use of hate speech and insults

Identoba and Others v. Georgia, ECtHR, 73235/12, 12/05/2015
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2015

Article 3 (Positive obligations) and Article 14 (Discrimination) - State’s failure to protect demonstrators from homophobic violence and to launch effective investigation - State’s failure to protect demonstrators from homophobic violence and to launch effective investigation

Dissenting / Concurring: Wojtyczek

Stasi v. France, ECtHR, 25001/07, 20/10/2011
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2011

Article 3 - The applicant alleges in particular that he was subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment by other detainees while in detention, and considers that the authorities failed to take the necessary measures to protect him from this - 

Dissenting / Concurring: Spielmann, Nußberger