Article 3 - Prohibition of torture
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Spivak v. Ukraine, no. 21180/15
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
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.
Judgment | Legal Summary
Gözütok v. Türkiye (dec.), no. 41412/21
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.
Decision
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- Prohibition of torture (no. CDH(77)3)
- Prohibition of torture (no. CDH(70)9)
- Prohibition of torture (no. DH(56)5)
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