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Citing Soeringv. United Kingdom5 and Chahalv. United Kingdom, 4 the ECHR reaffirmed the long-established principle that Article 3 prohibits the transfer of an individual to a country where there is a" real risk" that he will be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The principle is not to be applied differently when an individual is suspected of involvement with terrorist activity. Since the Article 3 prohibition is absolute, the danger that an individual might pose to the community cannot be taken into account when assessing the risk to the individual upon transfer. States may rely on diplomatic assurances to