Rantsev v. Cyprus and Russia, ECtHR, 25965/04, 07/01/2010
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2010

Article 4 (Trafficking in human beings) and Article 2 (Effective investigation) - Failure by Cyprus to establish suitable framework to combat trafficking in human beings or to take operational measures to protect victims and failure by Russia to conduct effective investigation into recruitment of a young woman on its territory by traffickers - Failure by Cypriot authorities to conduct effective homicide investigation, in particular, as regards securing relevant evidence abroad under international convention for mutual assistance

Rosendo Cantú and Others v. Mexico, IACtHR, Series C No. 216, 31/08/2010

Rape of an indigenous girl by members of the army - Ineffective investigations - State's failure to prevent, investigate and punish violence against women – Violation of the obligation of non-discrimination in accessing justice

Dissenting / Concurring: Abreu Blondet / Espinosa

Las Dos Erres Massacre v. Guatemala, IACtHR, Series C No. 211, 24/11/2009

Rape and forced abortion by inhuman treatment of women and girls in the context of the extrajudicial execution of 251 members of the Las Dos Erres community by the Guatemalan armed forces - Ineffective investigations - Violation of the right to dignity and of the duty to investigate, prevent and punish acts of violence against women

Judge Rapporteur: Sexual violence, forced abortion, ill-treatment discrimination against women, intersectionality

Dissenting / Concurring: Cadena Rámila

Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru, IACtHR, Series C No. 160, 25/11/2006

Violent attacks, humiliation, physical and psychological abuse, denial of medical care and isolation of 135 female prison inmates - Violation of the right to personal liberty, to humane treatment, to judicial protection, to a fair trial, and violation of the duty to prevent, investigate and punish violence against women

Dissenting / Concurring: Cançado Trindade / García Ramirez

Servellón-García et al. v. Honduras, IACtHR, Series C No. 152, 21/9/2006

Extrajudicial killing of four men, including two minors - Violation of the right to life, to humane treatment, to personal liberty, to a fair trial, to judicial protection, and, as regards the two minors, the rights of the child - Court's order to make institutional and social reforms, including designing a public awareness campaign to protect children from violence and creating mechanisms to ensure due process in cases of child executions

Dissenting / Concurring: Cançado Trindade

'Juvenile Reeducation Institute' v. Paraguay, IACtHR, Series C No. 112, 2/09/2004

Poor conditions in a detention centre for young people with fires killing nine detainees and injuring many - Violation of the right to judicial protection and to humane treatment given the atmosphere of violence, danger, abuse and mistrust - Violation of the right to life in combination with children's rights in failing to preventing the fire 

Dissenting / Concurring: Cançado Trindade

Plan de Sánchez Massacre v. Guatemala, IACtHR, Series C No. 116, 29/04/2004

Rape and ill-treatment of twenty girls and young women in the context of the massacre of 268 people, mainly indigenous Mayans, as part of genocidal counter-insurgence state policy against indigenous people – Denial of justice, intimidation and discrimination to the detriment of the survivors and the next of kin of the victims 

Dissenting / Concurring: García Ramírez / Cançado Trinidade

M.C. v. Bulgaria, ECtHR, 39272/98, 4/12/2003
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2003

Article 3 (Positive obligations) and Article 8 (Positive obligations) - Adequacy of protection provided by Bulgarian law for victim of alleged rape - Bulgarian law provided insufficient protection to victim of an alleged act of rape

Dissenting / Concurring: Tulkens