N.M. v. RUSSIA - 29343/18 (Judgment : Article 3 - Prohibition of torture : Third Section Committee)

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

��������� Alena Pol�čkov�, President, ��������� Dmitry Dedov, ��������� Gilberto Felici, judges, and Stephen Phillips, Section Registrar,

The case originated in an application (no. 29343/18 ) 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 a national of Kazakhstan, Mr N.M. (�the applicant�), on 22 June 2018.

The applicant was represented by Mrs D. Trenina, Mr K. Zharinov and Mrs. E. Davidyan, lawyers practising in Moscow. The Russian Government (�the Government�) were represented by Mr M. Galperin, the Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Court of Human Rights.

On 25 June 2018 the applicant�s request for the application of an interim measure under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court was granted. It was indicated to the Russian Government that the applicant should not be removed from Russia for the duration of the proceedings before the Court. It was further decided that the applicant�s identity would not be disclosed to the public (Rule 47 � 4) and that the application should be granted priority treatment (Rule 41).