Judgment concerning Denmark
15/10/24
In the case of Daugaard Sorensen v. Denmark, the Court held that there had been a violation of the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment and a violation of the right to respect for private and family life.
The case concerned the withdrawal of charges against the applicant’s alleged rapist, in view of errors that had occurred at the Regional State Prosecutor’s Office, in particular a failure to comply with a statutory time-limit.
The Court found that there had been significant flaws in the procedural response to the applicant’s allegations. Denmark had thus failed to fulfil its duties under Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention.