Prisoners' rights

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Guide on Prisoners' rights

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D v. Latvia, no. 76680/17

11.01.2024

Segregation, restricted access to basic prison resources and denial of human contact of a prisoner by fellow inmates due to subordinate position in informal prisoner hierarchy.
Judgment | Legal Summary

İlerde and Others v. Türkiye, nos. 35614/19 and 10 others

05.12.2023

Exclusion of outdoor yards attached to cells in the calculation of prisoners' personal living space.
Judgment

Schmidt and Šmigol v. Estonia, nos. 3501/20 and 2 others

28.11.2023

Consecutive enforcement of disciplinary punishments and security measures in prison resulting in protracted periods of solitary confinement.
Judgment | Legal Summary

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