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Prisoners' rights

Case-Law Guide


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Transversal Theme Updates


Cases selected for updating the Case-Law Guide.

Uygun v. Türkiye, no. 9389/19

03/06/25

Prison authorities’ refusal to send the applicant’s letter to his fiancée, a paragraph having been interpreted as evidence of his ongoing involvement with a terrorist organisation.
Judgment


Kalkan v. Denmark, no. 51781/22

27/05/25

Death of the applicant’s son in prison after being restrained in a prone position leg lock for about thirteen minutes, following which he suffered a heart attack.
Judgment


Tergek v. Türkiye, no. 39631/20

29/04/25

Refusal of prison authorities to hand over to a convicted prisoner voluminous internet printouts sent to him by his relatives by post.
Judgment


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