Strasbourg Rejects Iran Regime's Assurances About Not Using Torture
The following is an excerpt of the article published by freemovement on European Court of Human Rights’ rejection of Iran regime’s assurances about use of torture: The European Court of Human Rights has held that the extradition to Iran of a man accused of theft would breach Article 3 of the human rights convention despite the Iranian regime’s authorities providing an assurance that he would not be tortured. In GS v Bulgaria ( application no. 36538/17 ) the Strasbourg court provides guidance on the kind of assurances required from the state requesting extradition. It has confirmed that it will not tolerate extradition unless the assurance is specific and trustworthy. GS was wanted for theft. If convicted of that offence he was at risk of receiving corporal punishment, specifically seventy-four lashes. The Strasbourg court did not hesitate to label such treatment torture and in accordance with its past case law found that the possibility of acquittal or the impositio...