The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment in the case of Didyk and Others v. Ukraine, which consolidated nine applications concerning inadequate detention conditions in Ukrainian detention facilities, particularly in the Zhytomyr Detention Facility.The Court found violations of Articles 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) and 13 (right to an effective…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment concerning 11 applications against Ukraine regarding inadequate conditions of detention and lack of effective remedies. The case primarily deals with violations of Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention.The Court found that all applicants were kept in detention in poor conditions in the Vinnytsia Detention…

This judgment concerns multiple applications against Ukraine regarding inadequate conditions of detention and lack of effective remedies. The Court examined ten applications jointly due to their similar subject matter. The Court found violations of Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention concerning poor detention conditions in Ukrainian facilities, particularly in the Dnipro Detention Facility. The…

The case concerns complaints by two Ukrainian citizens, Kateryna Nychyporenko and Svitlana Demidova, regarding ineffective investigations into cases of ill-treatment inflicted by private individuals. Both applicants suffered physical injuries from assaults by their neighbors, and both cases demonstrated significant failures in the investigation and judicial processes.The Court found violations of Article 3 of the Convention…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment in the case of Goshovskyy and Others v. Ukraine, which consolidated 10 different applications concerning excessive length of civil proceedings in Ukraine and lack of effective remedies for this issue.The Court found violations of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial) and Article…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment concerning three Ukrainian citizens who complained about disproportionate sanctions in customs cases. The applicants were fined and had their undeclared cash confiscated at Ukrainian border crossings for exceeding permitted limits without declaration.The Court found that there was a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No.…

The case concerns the invalidation of a Ukrainian company's title to a property (café) in Odesa, which was built without proper authorization on municipal land. The European Court of Human Rights found a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention (protection of property).The Court established that while the café was an…

The decision concerns three main issues related to the treatment of a prisoner in Slovakia: 1. The systematic practice of thorough strip searches (TSS) of the prisoner, which the Court found to be degrading treatment in violation of Article 3 of the Convention. The Court emphasized that the searches were carried out routinely without convincing…

This is a significant ECHR decision concerning domestic violence in Armenia. The key aspects are: Essence of the decision: The Court found Armenia violated Article 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment) due to its failure to protect a domestic violence victim and provide adequate legal remedies. The…

Essence of the decision: The European Court of Human Rights found Russia violated Article 4 (prohibition of slavery and forced labor) and Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on Human Rights in a case concerning five female migrants from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan who were victims of human trafficking and labor exploitation in…

Essence of the decision: The European Court of Human Rights found Russia violated Article 4 (prohibition of slavery and forced labor) and Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on Human Rights in a case concerning five women from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan who were victims of human trafficking and labor exploitation in Moscow…