Article 5 - Right to liberty and security

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H.H. v. Finland, no. 19035/21

09/12/25

Failure to grant the applicant an oral hearing in proceedings concerning her committal for involuntary treatment in a psychiatric hospital, and the administration of medication against her will.
Judgment

B.M. v. Spain, no. 25893/23

06/11/25

Compulsory committal of the applicant to a psychiatric hospital, approved by a court after a hearing held via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and without an in-person examination by a court-appointed doctor.
Judgment

Yalahow v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 42341/21

02/09/25

Recall of a prisoner released on licence while serving a fixed-term determinate sentence.
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