Article 3 - ​Prohibition of torture

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Spivak v. Ukraine, no. 21180/15

05/06/25

Compulsory psychiatric treatment of the applicant in a high-security psychiatric hospital pursuant to an order issued by a criminal court and lack of review of the lawfulness of his continued confinement.
Judgment

L. and Others v. France, nos. 46949/21 and 2 others

24/04/25

Investigation and prosecution of alleged rapes of under-aged girls, none of which resulted in convictions of the accused, with a particular view to the authorities’ assessment of consent, gender stereotypes and the vulnerability of minors.
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Gözütok v. Türkiye (dec.), no. 41412/21

18/03/25

Conditions of the applicant’s detention in the quarantine ward and of his transfer to the hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic, and his medical examination whilst allegedly being handcuffed.
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