
ECHR Judgment in V.T. and Others v. Azerbaijan: Violations of the Right to Life and the Prohibition of Torture Established
On 18 June 2026, the European Court of Human Rights
These written comments are submitted in the group of cases CCPR 4450/2023 et al, on behalf of The International and Comparative Law Center (ICLaw-Armenia), Protection of Rights without Borders (PRWB) and Union for Protection of the Interests and Rights of the Artsakh People (The Artsakh Union), pursuant to leave granted by the Human Rights Committee on 21 March 2025.

On 18 June 2026, the European Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in its judgment

Closing the Accountability Gap: The Need to Criminalize Torture-Like Violence

Any form of violence or ill-treatment in the armed forces