European Court Orders Armenia to Pay 8,000 Euros for Unlawful Detention of Citizen

11:08, July 5, 2012

 In the case of Piruzyan v. Armenia, on June 26, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found in favor of the plaintiff and ordered Armenia to pay Piruzyan 8,000 euros in pecuniary damages.

Piruzyan was kept under unlawful detention for almost one year and two months. Here's what the ECHR said in its decision,

The European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights; and, five violations of Article 5 §§ 1,3,4 (right to liberty and security) of the Convention.  Read more... (1161 words)

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