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Some European Court of Human Rights judges in session
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European Court of Human Rights

ECtHR rules against Italy in Morabito v. Italy case: Violation of human rights found

European court of Human Rights Solemn hearing, 31 January 2025
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European Court of Human Rights

Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights regarding Italy in February and March 2025

torture

Regeni Case: the fight for truth and justice continues

Panoramic photo of the building headquarters of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
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European Court of Human Rights

Article 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights: right to life and prohibition of torture in 2024 ECtHR case law - Part I

The Justice and Correction Section of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) supports a gardening project in the local jail in Sevare, which allows prisoners to grow their own food and to garnish a small income from the sale of that which they produce. Here, the hands of two prisoners who participate in the project. Their faces are not shown in order to respect their privacy and protect their identity.
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prison conditions

The Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes a report on its visit to four closed migrants’ pre-repatriation centres in Italy

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prison conditions

Report of the Council of Europe's Anti-Torture Committee (CPT) on the "ad hoc" visit to Italy CPT/Inf (2024) 34

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European Convention on Human Rights

Article 3 of the ECHR: Claiming healthcare violations at the European Court of Human Rights in 2024

Gavel, law books and justice scale
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European Court of Human Rights

Articles 2 and 3 of the ECHR: Ensuring Life and Dignity in ECtHR Case Law in 2023

IOM staff and local authorities discuss the needs of internally displaced persons in front of a damaged school in Zhytomyr centre.
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violence

UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine observes systematic and widespread indiscriminate attacks towards civilians

Verità per Giulio Regeni. Paola e Claudio Regeni e Alessandra Ballerini legale della famiglia incontrano studentesse e studenti dell'Università di Padova, Venerdì 3 marzo 2023, ore 17.00
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torture

Regeni Case: the Constitutional Court rules on prosecution in the absence of defendants for the crime of torture

Some European Court of Human Rights judges in session
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gender-based violence

Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights on Femicide and Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence in Italy in 2022

Cover photo: A protester released from prison after three weeks of detention is reunited with her mother in Yangon, Myanmar, March 24, 2021. The three-finger salute, adapted from “The Hunger Games,” is a widely used sign of civil disobedience.
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human rights

World report 2022: Annual Review of global Human Rights

UN torture prevention body calls for vaccination programmes for people deprived of liberty
COVID-19

Vaccination programmes for people deprived of liberty

Appeal for International Solidarity to Protect Freedom of Expression in Iraq
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human rights defenders (HRDs)

Appeal for International Solidarity to Protect Freedom of Expression in Iraq

human rights

Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture warns against impact of austerity measures on prison conditions