The case of *Federico and Raddi v. Italy* concerns the death of a prisoner, A.R., who suffered from significant and progressive weight loss while detained in Turin Prison. Despite repeated alerts from the National Guarantor of the Rights of People Detained and the prisoner’s own complaints, the prison authorities failed to conduct timely diagnostic investigations,…
This judgment, *Chertok and Others v. Russia*, concerns a group of twelve applications regarding the systemic failure of the Russian Federation to provide adequate detention conditions in Simferopol SIZO-1 in Crimea. The Court found that the applicants were subjected to degrading treatment, including severe overcrowding, poor sanitation, lack of privacy, and inadequate medical care, which…
This judgment, *Andronova and Others v. Ukraine* (Applications nos. 4871/24 and 11 others), delivered by a Committee of the Fifth Section of the European Court of Human Rights on 9 July 2026, concerns systemic issues regarding detention conditions and the lack of effective domestic remedies in Ukraine. The Court joined these twelve applications due to…
This judgment, **** for the protection of human rights in Ukraine, concerns the failure of domestic authorities to effectively investigate a violent attack against two Jehovah’s Witnesses. In 2016, the applicants were physically assaulted while conducting door-to-door religious outreach, suffering significant injuries including a jaw fracture and concussion. Despite the applicants’ consistent claims that the…
This judgment of the Grand Chamber in the case of *Jesus Pinhal v. Portugal* (9 July 2026) represents a landmark development in the Court’s jurisprudence regarding the *ne bis in idem* principle (the right not to be tried or punished twice). The case involved three parallel sets of proceedings—criminal, administrative (by the Securities Market Commission,…
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CASE OF GRANDE ORIENTE D'ITALIA v. ITALY
This analysis concerns the Grand Chamber judgment in *Grande Oriente d’Italia v. Italy* (application no. 29550/17), delivered on 7 July 2026. ****: This decision is highly relevant to the Ukrainian legal context, as Ukraine frequently utilizes parliamentary commissions of inquiry (*Тимчасові слідчі комісії*) to investigate matters of high…
The judgment in *Ametov and Others v. Russia* (application no. 73977/14) is a significant ruling concerning the human rights situation in occupied Crimea. **:** The case addresses the administrative prosecution of 32 individuals, primarily of Crimean Tatar origin, who were fined for participating in peaceful demonstrations on 3 May 2014 in support of Crimean Tatar…
This judgment, *Rainbow Mission Foundation and Others v. Hungary*, addresses the compatibility of COVID-19-related restrictions on public gatherings with the European Convention on Human Rights. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) examined two distinct sets of complaints: the outright prohibition of planned demonstrations in late 2020 and early 2021, and the administrative sanctioning of…
This judgment, **** for the ongoing legal discourse regarding the accountability of European states for their role in the "War on Terror," concerns the extraordinary rendition and secret detention of Mr. Abd Al Rahim Hussein Al Nashiri. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that Lithuania, by hosting a secret CIA detention facility ("Detention…
This analysis concerns the Grand Chamber judgment in *Grande Oriente d’Italia v. Italy* (application no. 29550/17), delivered on 7 July 2026. ****: This decision is highly relevant to the Ukrainian legal context, as Ukraine frequently utilizes parliamentary commissions of inquiry (*Тимчасові слідчі комісії*) to investigate matters of high public interest, including corruption and national security,…
No new decisions were published today
No new decisions were published today
No new decisions were published today
No new decisions were published today
CASE OF A.P. AND R.P. v. POLAND
This judgment, *A.P. and R.P. v. Poland* (application no. 1298/19), concerns the refusal of Polish authorities to transcribe a foreign birth certificate of a child born to a same-sex couple. The applicants, a Polish mother and her son, challenged the refusal to register the child’s birth certificate, which…
This judgment, **** for the Ukrainian legal landscape, concerns the tragic death of a ten-year-old boy who was struck by a train at an informal, unfenced railway crossing in Irpin in 2016. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) examined the case under Article 2 of the Convention, focusing on the State’s failure to implement…
The case of *Baştovoi v. the Republic of Moldova* (application no. 22126/15) concerns the violation of the presumption of innocence by state authorities during the early stages of a criminal investigation. In 2011, the Moldovan Ministry of Internal Affairs published a press release and video footage of the applicant’s arrest and home search, explicitly suggesting…
This judgment in the case of *Ubeda and Others v. Italy* (application no. 9993/24) concerns the failure of Italian authorities to protect a mother and her two minor children from domestic and sexual violence. The Court found that the state failed to conduct a prompt and effective criminal investigation, which was marred by sexist stereotypes…
This judgment concerns a tragic case of medical negligence in the Republic of Moldova, where a young boy suffered severe neurological damage and permanent paralysis following a dental procedure under general anaesthesia, eventually leading to his death. The applicants, the boy’s mother and the boy himself, alleged that the medical staff acted negligently and that…