Albert Yezerov: The Impact of War on Human Rights: Restrictions and Derogations
Ukrainian statehood has existed and transformed for more than ten years in conditions of the Russian armed aggression. Although Ukraine’s institutional system has
Dmytro Yagunov: Informal prison hierarchies in the 21 century: subculture, trends and social control (The 2025 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology)
In this study, we raise the issues of the origins of Soviet criminal and prison subculture, the corresponding informal prisoner hierarchies, and the
Isolation – a New Prison Podel in France
Walls several meters high, cells under constant surveillance, bulletproof glass partitions separating visitors from prisoners: In Vanden le Vieux, a small town 200
Tinatin Uplisashvili: The Shadow Сode – How Informal Prison Pierarchy Undermines Human Dignity Across Post-Soviet Prisons
In this expert blog, PRI’s Tinatin Uplisashvili explores the persistence of informal prison hierarchies across post-Soviet penitentiary systems, structures that continue to shape
Administrative Practice of Abduction and Transfer of Children: the Case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (extracts)
Evidence relating to the relocation of children 1509. On 12 June 2014 a bus with 24 children (15 orphans or children without parental care
Russian Policy and Practices of Torture : the Case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (extracts)
74. From late August 2022 Ukrainian forces led counter‑offensive operations in the regions of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson which resulted in their retaking
The CPT Held Its 117th Plenary Meeting rom 30 June to 4 July 2025
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) held its 117th plenary meeting from 30
CPT Carries Out a Visit to Moldova, Focusing on Prisons
A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out