ORAZBAYEV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA - 15367/07 (Judgment : Prohibition of torture : Third Section Committee)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:

��������� Darian Pavli, President, ��������� Dmitry Dedov, ��������� Peeter Roosma, judges, and Olga Chernishova, Deputy Section Registrar,

the applications (nos. 15367/07 and 3 others ) against the Russian Federation lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by four Russian nationals (�the applicants�) on the various dates indicated in the appended table;

the decision to give notice of the applications to the Russian Government (�the Government�);

The applications concern the applicants� alleged ill-treatment in police custody in Chechnya between 2002 and 2006, and the alleged ineffective investigation into the ill-treatment, as well as other complaints under well‑established case-law.