Nine EU Countries Seek European Human Rights Convention’s Rethink on Migration
Nine EU countries have signed an open letter calling for the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to be reinterpreted to allow for
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
Denmark Tackles Prison Overcrowding by Sending the Prisoners to Kosovo
The Danish government has rented dozens of places in a prison in Kosovo to transfer foreigners sentenced to deportation for various crimes. The
The CPT Calls for Action to Combat Prison Overcrowding and Informal Hierarchies in Prisons
The President of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Alan Mitchell, has presented the
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
Ribár v. Slovakia: Conditions of Detention and Activities Out of Cell
The applicant complained of the conditions of his detention pending trial, which was ordered, inter alia, to prevent him from interfering with the
Margarita Sokorenko: Actions of the Government of Ukraine Aimed at Correcting the Systemic Problems Identified by the ECtHR are Gradually Yielding Significant Positive Results
In 2019, the ECtHR delivered its judgment in the case of Petukhov v. Ukraine (no. 2), finding a violation of Article 3 of