The most common violation to human rights encountered by the European Court of Human Rights in 2020 were breaches against article 6 of the Human Rights Act. Article 6 protects people's right to a fair trial and public hearing and was observed in 287 cases. Between 2018 and 2020, the number of pending applications at the European Court of Human Rights increased, going from 56 thousand to 62 thousand. In 2020, the country with the highest number of pending cases was Russia, with a total of 13,645 cases.
Main subject matters of violations encountered in cases at the European Court of Human Rights in 2020
Characteristic
Number of violations
Right to a fair trial (Article 6)
287
Other violations
286
Right to liberty and security (Article 5)
208
Prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment (Article 3)
194
Protection of property (Article 1 of Protocol No. 1)
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