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  • Vesna Stefanovska

AL NASHIRI V. LITHUANIA: STATE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CIA EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION

August 28, 2026

By Vesna Stefanovska On 7 July 2026, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in Al Nashiri v. Lithuania. The applicant had been detained for more than five months in a CIA detention facility in Lithuania, resulting in several Convention violations. In relation to Article 8, the Court found a violation on account […]