On 17 October, EPLN presented its report on torture in Russian prisons, as well as Russian-controlled prisons in occupied Ukraine, during the 136th session of the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva. >> READ OUR FULL SUBMISSION TO THE COMMITTEE …
In a joint submission sent on 21 September EPLN & Russia Behind Bars (Русь Сидящая, RBB) called on six UN mechanisms to declare that the recruitment of Russian prisoners to serve in Ukraine in the ranks of the Wagner paramilitary …
With its judgment Cosovan v.The Republic of Moldova (no. 13472/18) handed down on 22 March 2022, the European Court of Human Right (hereinafter ‘the Court’) enriched its approach towards prison healthcare. In this judgment, not only did the Court conclude …
23.03.2022 Krassimir Kanev, Director of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, Vice-President of the European Prison Litigation Network. On 16 March 2022 the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on the cessation of the membership of the …
