Prisoners' rights

Case-Law Guide


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Transversal Theme Updates


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Antonov v. Estonia, no. 48721/22

28/04/26

Resetting of the starting date of the 25-year minimum term of a life sentence to the date of a new criminal conviction for another offence.
Judgment | Legal Summary


F.B. and Others v. the Netherlands, nos. 28157/18 and 6 others

21/04/26

New mandatory ex officio mechanism of executive review of life sentences after 28 years of detention, allegedly rendering the applicants’ life sentences irreducible.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Cekić v. Serbia, no. 19083/20

07/04/26

Applicant diagnosed with tuberculosis in prison.
Judgment


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