Putin Presents Bill to Withdraw Russia from European Convention against Torture
Russian Dictator Putin has submitted to the Russian parliament a bill to withdraw Russia from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture.
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
Dmytro Yagunov: The Wagner Phenomenon: Russian Neo-Imperialism and the Importation of Prison Subculture
The issue of Russian criminal and prison subculture and its spread is by no means historical or criminological in nature. In fact, assessing
Dmytro Yagunov: Russia Set Out to Denounce the Convention Against Torture Long Before the Full-Scale Invasion
At the link below, anyone can see exactly how Russia cooperated with the Council of Europe within the framework of the European Convention
Ukrainian Ombudsman: Torture is Part of the Russia’s State Policy
The announcement of Russia’s plans to withdraw from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture is an official removal of the last
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
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
Prison Policy as a Component of Social Control: Between Penological Pessimism and the Rehabilitation Paradigm: Introduction
In this edition, given the considerable scope of the research, I decided not to be overly original. I decided to retain the basic