The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG) and the European Prison Litigation Network welcome the robust decision taken today by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CM) regarding systemic problems in Ukrainian prisons. Taking into account the …
Opinion 3 April 2020 Faced with the outbreak of COVID-19, the continent’s prisons are on the brink. There is an urgent need for those European decision-makers with competence in this area, under the aegis of the Council of Europe, to …
Appeal by European NGOs involved in the field of prison health and in the defence of the right to health protection for prisoners[1] Updated on 24.03.2020 The signatory organisations, which are involved on a daily basis in the protection of …
Aujourd’hui, la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (CourEDH) s’est réunie pour trancher solennellement la question de savoir si la détention de sûreté applicable en Allemagne aux condamnés jugés dangereux doit être qualifiée de « peine » et, comme telle, …
