Standards. Case Law. Approaches. Opinions
In Sekour v. France, the European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section) delivered its judgment on 12 March 2026, examining whether the prolonged
A delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad
Walls several meters high, cells under constant surveillance, bulletproof glass partitions separating visitors from prisoners: In Vanden le Vieux, a small town 200
France plans to build a high-security prison in the Amazon as part of its crackdown on serious drug offenders. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin
French prisons were attacked in a series of terrorist attacks carried out by the DDPF (Rights of French prisoners) group. DDPF, an acronym
France will open its first prison dedicated to isolating the country’s top 100 drug lords in July as part of efforts to stop
In its judgment in Bouyid v. Belgium [GC], 2015, the Grand Chamber adopted the following new principle as regards the ill-treatment of persons
A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out
The number of prisoners in France hit a new high on 1 September, with 78969 people incarcerated compared to 78397 the previous month,
Today, we have a brilliant opportunity to apply to a person, who played an important role in torture prevention in France and –