Article 5 - Right to liberty and security
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Stanton and Bowen v. the United Kingdom, no. 49096/19
Delay in the release of two prisoners with indeterminate sentences, who had completed their minimum terms of imprisonment, due to a lack of immediate availability of accommodation at designated Approved Premises.
Judgment
Kavala v. Türkiye (no. 2) [GC], no. 2170/24
Criminal conviction of the applicant, a businessman and human rights defender, relating to his involvement in the Gezi Park events, and continued detention of the applicant, contrary to the Court’s two previous judgments in this matter.
Judgment | Legal Summary
Kolesnyk and Smelnytskyy v. Ukraine, nos. 24465/23 and 25217/23
Applicants’ pre-trial detention for offences against national security, under legislation introduced in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Judgment
Key Themes
Related Key Theme(s) from other Article / Transversal Theme pages
- Detention of migrant children (Immigration)
- Health and immigration (Immigration)
Useful Materials
- Right to liberty and security (no. CDH(67)10)
- Right to liberty and security (no. DH(56)10)
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