In Real Life: Preventing use of the death penalty - Shaun & Aiden's Story

Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin are British citizens and were members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They surrendered to Russian forces and were sentenced to death. The ECtHR issued interim measures saying the death penalty should not be carried out and that the Russian Government provide information to show what steps had been taken to protect Shaun and Aiden’s human rights. The ECtHR said there was an ongoing legal case between Russia and Ukraine and both had to refrain from taking actions such as military action while it was ongoing.

Shaun and Aiden have since been released and have returned home to their family and friends in the UK.