🇱🇻 Visit to Latvia: A Dialogue on Standards for the Treatment of Prisoners and Informal Prison Hierarchies
Yesterday, I had the great honour and privilege of speaking with staff from the Prison Service of the Republic of Latvia. Words can
Lecture for the Latvian Legal Community: Torture, ECHR Standards, ECtHR Case Law and the Impact of Russian Aggression on the Ukrainian Justice System
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia for the invitation and for
The ECtHR and Civil Society: Procedural Reform, Unresolved Issues, and Institutional Limits (March 20, 2026)
On 20 March 2026, the European Court of Human Rights convened its half-day dialogue with non-governmental organisations and litigators practising before it —
Prolonged Administrative Solitary Confinement of a Terrorism Detainee: No Violation of Articles 3 and 13 (Sekour v. France, application no. 52496/19)
In Sekour v. France, the European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section) delivered its judgment on 12 March 2026, examining whether the prolonged
Ashlarba v. Georgia, or is the Сoncept of “Top Prisoner” Necessary in the Criminal Code of Ukraine?
On February 02, 2026, the Novozavodskyi District Court of Chernihiv delivered an acquittal in case No. 751/2536/23 on charges of committing a criminal
Training for Trainers on Human Rights Protection in Places of Detention
On 4-5 December 2025 The Centre for European Constitutional Law (CECL), in partnership with the European Prison Litigation Network and the Human Rights
Denmark and Italy Demand ECHR Be Reined In
Denmark and Italy are leading a push to rein in the power of the European Court of Human Rights, warning that its activist
Homo Disciplinatus as an Object of Social Control Policy (on the Issue of Simulacrisation of National Policy of Torture Prevention)
In the twenty-first century, torture, formally prohibited by universal and regional human rights standards and the legislation of modern states, has become an
Dmytro Yagunov: Deviant State in the Context of the Anti-Torture Policy
This paper is about the scope, limits, and consequences of contemporary anti-torture policies, shaped and implemented at both national and international levels. This