Al Nashiri v Poland (App. No 28761/11) and Husayn (Abu Zubaydah) v Poland (App No 7511/13)

Briefed on: 11 September 2015, 24 May 2016, 12 September 2016 and 7th September 2021

The cases concern the violation of a number of Convention rights arising from the fact that the applicants were victims of a secret “rendition” operation.

The cases were briefed by Mikołaj Pietrzak, counsel for Mr. Al Nashiri, and Helen Duffy, counsel for Mr. Abu Zubaydah, Director at Human Rights in Practice.

Documents from the 2021 briefing:

• Presentation by Mikołaj Pietrzak, counsel for Mr. Al Nashiri

Documents from past briefings:

• Case briefing note (includes material on other cases)

• Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights