Crocodile-Infested Moats Around Israeli Prisons: a New Reality in the Age of Human Rights
In late July 2026, several respected outlets — from The Jerusalem Post and The Times of Israel to Middle East Eye and DAWN
A Court Case on Transparency in the Prison System: Access to Statistics and a Precedent for the Whole Country
Dear friends, colleagues, everyone who is in one way or another involved in the study, analysis, and reform of Ukraine’s penitentiary system. Everyone
CPT Held Its 120th Plenary Meeting From 6 to 10 July 2026
At its 120th plenary session held in Strasbourg from 6 to 10 July 2026, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT)
The Yagidne Case: The ECHR Informed the Russian Government of Complaints from Ukrainian Civilians Who Were Held in a School Basement for a Month
The European Court of Human Rights has served the Russian Government with the applications in Menyaylo and Others v. Russia and Lepekha and
‘There Are Simply Bad People’: Three Arguments Put Forward by ‘The Rock Regiment’ That Fall Apart in the Face of Article 3 of the Convention
Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty), in its programme “Svoboda Live”, released a conversation with Andrii Surai, head of the civil-military cooperation group of the
The Use of Sound Weapons Against Peaceful Demonstrators as a Threat to Human Rights and a Factor Undermining Trust in the Police (Đorović and Others v. Serbia)
On 15 March 2025, Belgrade saw one of the largest peaceful demonstrations in Serbia’s recent history, the culmination of a protest movement that
CPT Carries Out a Visit to Georgia
A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on its 2025 visit to the Netherlands
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has released the report on its October 2025 visit to the Netherlands, which focused
‘The Unchanging Essence of the Penal Colony: The Russian State and Society from Shalamov’s Kolyma to the Present Day’ (marking the 119th anniversary of his birth)
On June 18, 1907, Varlam Shalamov was born – a man fated to spend almost twenty years inside the machine that ground up
“Proper” Torture: How Ukrainian Society Is Learning to Justify Torture, or the Case of the Odesa Detention Center as a Window into the Abyss
The incident that occurred in the Odesa pre-trial detention centre (SIZO) and that, in a very strange way, came to light and drew