Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life

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A.R. v. Poland, no. 6030/21

13/11/25

Delayed publication and entry into force of Constitutional Court judgment caused prolonged uncertainty as to the permissibility of abortion on grounds of foetal abnormality, resulting in the applicant travelling abroad for an abortion.
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Manukyan v. Armenia, no. 5778/17

13/11/25

Security services’ collection and storage of the applicant’s personal information and coercion to cooperate using threats.
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A.V. v. Switzerland, no. 37639/19

06/11/25

Systematic monitoring of the applicant’s correspondence in prison, with the exception of correspondence with her lawyer and several public institutions.
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