Article 3 - ​Prohibition of torture

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Asciutto and Others v. Italy, nos. 23169/16 and 3 others

03/09/26

Application to the applicants of the irreducible ergastolo ostativo life imprisonment regime under the 1992 version of section 4 bis of the Prison Administration Act, according to which prisoners convicted for mafia-related crimes who refused to cooperate with the judicial authorities were not entitled to parole.
Judgment

Kavala v. Türkiye (no. 2) [GC], no. 2170/24

25/08/26

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

S.T. v. the Czech Republic, no. 28273/23

16/07/26

Death of a Roma man following alleged ill-treatment by the police, involving notably the use of the prone position for an extended period of time, and alleged lack of effective investigation into the incident, in particular into a possible racist motive.
Judgment | Legal Summary

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