Human-rights cases against Portugal
57 cases from ECHR, CPT, UN special procedures, and other named oversight bodies.
- CASE OF LEOCÃDIO DE LEMOS v. PORTUGAL2026-05-19ECHRviolationArticle 5 ECHR
Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Speediness of review)
- ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Degrading treatment)
- CASE OF GOMES COSTA v. PORTUGAL2025-02-25ECHRno violationArticle 35 ECHR, Article 5 ECHR, Article 6 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione materiae;No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-3 - Length of pre-trial detention;Reasonableness of pre-trial detention);No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6-2 - Presumption of innocence)
- CASE OF F.D. AND H.C. v. PORTUGAL2025-01-07ECHRviolationArticle 34 ECHR, Article 8 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 34) Individual applications;(Art. 34) Locus standi;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for family life);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF M.T.S. AND M.J.S. v. PORTUGAL2024-12-10ECHRviolationArticle 35 ECHR, Article 8 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione materiae;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione personae;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF JESUS PINHAL v. PORTUGAL2024-10-08ECHRno violationArticle 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;No violation of Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 - Right not to be tried or punished twice - {general} (Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 - Right not to be tried or punished twice)
- ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Degrading treatment)
- CASE OF CARRETO RIBEIRO v. PORTUGAL2024-04-25ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13+6-1 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
- CASE OF MARQUES ÃNGELO v. PORTUGAL2024-02-22ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Degrading treatment)
- ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Degrading treatment)
- ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Degrading treatment)
- CASE OF FERNANDES v. PORTUGAL2024-01-16ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment;Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect)
- CASE OF MIRANDA MAGRO v. PORTUGAL2024-01-09ECHRviolationArticle 35 ECHR, Article 3 ECHR, Article 5 ECHR, Article 46 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment;Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Deprivation of liberty;Article 5-1-e - Persons of unsound mind);Respondent State to take measures of a general character (Article 46-2 - General measures);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF NIEUWOLT v. PORTUGAL2023-11-30ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Degrading treatment)
- CASE OF PADEIRINHA CARDOSO v. PORTUGAL2023-11-30ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Degrading treatment)
- CASE OF CUNHA CASACA v. PORTUGAL2023-07-06ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Degrading treatment)
- CASE OF DOS SANTOS NEVES v. PORTUGAL2023-03-02ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment)
- ECHRno violationArticle 35 ECHR, Article 8 ECHR, Article 6 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing)
- ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect)
- ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect)
- CASE OF VILELA AND OTHERS v. PORTUGAL2021-02-23ECHRno violationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 34 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione personae;No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life) (Procedural aspect);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Constitutional proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court)
- CASE OF BÄDULESCU v. PORTUGAL2020-10-20ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect)
- ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Constitutional proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court);No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Constitutional proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF PETRESCU v. PORTUGAL2019-12-03ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 37 ECHR, Article 46 ECHR
Preliminary objections dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;(Art. 35-1) Effective domestic remedy;Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment;Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect)
- UN SPTallegationOP-CAT
SPT visit report for Portugal, doc symbol CAT/OP/PRT/2. Published 22 Aug 2019. Full text at the linked URL.
- UN SPTallegationOP-CAT
SPT visit report for Portugal, doc symbol CAT/OP/PRT/1. Published 31 May 2019. Full text at the linked URL.
- ECHRno violationArticle 2 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;No violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2 - Positive obligations;Article 2-1 - Life) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Six-month period;Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione materiae;No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings;Disciplinary proceedings;Article 6-1 - Impartial tribunal;Independent tribunal);Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings;Disciplinary proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Public hearing);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR
No violation of Article 6+6-3-d - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Article 6-3-d - Examination of witnesses);No violation of Article 6+6-3-a - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Article 6-3-a - Information on nature and cause of accusation);Violation of Article 6+6-3-d - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Article 6-3-d - Examination of witnesses)
- CASE OF FERNANDES PEDROSO v. PORTUGAL2018-06-12ECHRviolationArticle 5 ECHR
Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Procedural guarantees of review);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-5 - Compensation)
- CASE OF CORREIA DE MATOS v. PORTUGAL2018-04-04ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR
No violation of Article 6+6-3-c - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Equality of arms;Article 6-3-c - Defence in person) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Article 6-3-c - Defence in person;Legal assistance of own choosing)
- ECHRno violationArticle 2 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;No violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2 - Positive obligations;Article 2-1 - Life) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF GASPAR v. PORTUGAL2017-11-28ECHRno violationArticle 5 ECHR
No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-3 - Brought promptly before judge or other officer);No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-3 - Length of pre-trial detention)
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13+6-1 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
- ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 46 ECHR
Preliminary objection dismissed (Article 35-3-a - Ratione materiae);Remainder inadmissible (Article 35-3-a - Ratione materiae);No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court;Criminal charge;Fair hearing)
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Enforcement proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13+6-1 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Enforcement proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
- CASE OF CARNEIRO DA SILVA v. PORTUGAL2017-03-14ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13+6-1 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
- ECHRviolationArticle 5 ECHR
Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Speediness of review)
- ECHRviolationArticle 10 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Article 35-3 - Ratione personae);Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression -{General} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy)
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy)
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy)
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy)
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy)
- CASE OF MEGGI CALA v. PORTUGAL2016-02-02ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF QING v. PORTUGAL2015-11-05ECHRno violationArticle 5 ECHR, Article 14 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention;Article 5-1-c - Reasonable suspicion);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-3 - Length of pre-trial detention;Reasonableness of pre-trial detention);No violation of Article 14+5-1-c - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 5-1-c - Reasonable suspicion;Article 5 - Right to liberty and security);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Article 35-1 - Exhaustion of domestic remedies);Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- ECHRviolationArticle 10 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression -{General} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression)
- ECHRviolationArticle 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property (Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Deprivation of property);Just satisfaction reserved
- CASE OF ALEXANDRE v. PORTUGAL2012-11-20ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Just satisfaction dismissed (out of time)
- CASE OF PONTES v. PORTUGAL2012-04-10ECHRviolationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for family life);Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for family life);Non-pecuniary damage - award
- CASE OF ASSUNÃÃO CHAVES v. PORTUGAL2012-01-31ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 8 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court);No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for family life) (Substantive aspect);Non-pecuniary damage - award
- ECHRviolationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Preliminary objections joined to merits and dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies, same application submitted to other procedure);Violation of Art. 8
- ECHRviolationArticle 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Preliminary objection dismissed (Article 35-3-b - No significant disadvantage);Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property;Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage - award
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);Violation of Art. 6-1;Violation of Art. 13;Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed;Non-pecuniary damage - award
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Preliminary objection dismissed (Article 35-3 - Ratione materiae);Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court;Civil rights and obligations);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
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