Ghukasyan v. Armenia — Court found multiple violations arising from prolonged pretrial detention
Case Case of Ghukasyan v. Armenia Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 27 August 2026 Citation Application no.
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Golovanov and Others v. Ukraine — Court finds excessive criminal-proceeding delays and no effective remedy
Case Case of Golovanov and Others v. Ukraine Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 27 August 2026 Citation
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Alishov and Others v. Azerbaijan — Court finds decade-long stalled criminal cases and travel restrictions violated rights
Case Case of Alishov and Others v. Azerbaijan Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 25 August 2026 Citation
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Kavala v. Türkiye (No. 2) — Grand Chamber found politically motivated prosecution and ordered Kavala’s release
Case Case of Kavala v. Türkiye (No. 2) Court Grand Chamber, European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 25 August
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Kolesnyk and Smelnytskyy v. Ukraine — Court upheld wartime pre-trial detention in national-security case
Case Case of Kolesnyk and Smelnytskyy v. Ukraine Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 23 July 2026 Citation
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Derevyanko and Tarasova — Ukraine failed to justify prolonged pretrial detention, but Tarasova’s initial detention was lawful
Case Case of Derevyanko and Tarasova v. Ukraine Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 23 July 2026 Citation
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Ordulj v. Croatia — Found violation of right to speedy judicial review of conditional release petition
Case Ordulj v. Croatia Court European Court of Human Rights (First Section) Date Decided 16 July 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0716JUD000589923 Topics
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Mătăsaru v. Moldova — Court finds psychiatric hospital subjected applicant to degrading conditions and discriminatory investigation
Case Mătăsaru v. the Republic of Moldova Court European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section) Date Decided 16 July 2026
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POUROS v. GREECE — Fair trial violation for dismissing expert report request without adequate reasoning
Case Pouros v. Greece Court European Court of Human Rights (Third Section) Date Decided 16 July 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0716JUD007425917 (Application
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Matei and Others v. Moldova — Court finds fair trial violation when appellate court convicted applicants without re-hearing witnesses
Case Matei and Others v. The Republic of Moldova Court European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section) Date Decided 16
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Biserica Unificării & Akhunzyanov v. Moldova — ECHR finds violations of home privacy rights in overly broad search warrants and inconsistent judicial review
Case Religious cult ‘Biserica Unificării’ and Akhunzyanov v. The Republic of Moldova Court European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section)
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R.B. v. Italy — Upheld conviction for child pornography under evolved statutory interpretation as foreseeable under Article 7
Case R.B. v. Italy Court European Court of Human Rights (First Section) Date Decided 16 July 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0716JUD002040923 (Application
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Roșu v. Romania — Held that extended seizure of jointly owned property in criminal proceedings strikes fair balance with property rights
Case Ileana Roșu v. Romania Court European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section) Date Decided 16 July 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0716JUD007406117
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Karičková v. Czech Republic — Court finds procedural and discriminatory violations in investigation of racist attack on Roma resident
Case Karičková v. The Czech Republic Court European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section) Date Decided 16 July 2026 Citation
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Barsuk and Gyl v. Ukraine — Court finds Ukraine failed to investigate attack on Jehovah’s Witnesses for religious motive, allowing prosecution to lapse
Case Barsuk and Gyl v. Ukraine Court European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section) Date Decided 9 July 2026 Citation
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Kelemen and Others v. Hungary — Criminal proceedings violated fair trial rights through excessive delay
Case Kelemen and Others v. Hungary Court European Court of Human Rights, Second Section Date Decided 9 July 2026 Citation
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Lazić v. Croatia — Court found Croatia violated applicant’s property rights by arbitrarily confiscating his three pistols without adequate consideration of his personal circumstances
Case Lazić v. Croatia Court European Court of Human Rights (First Section) Date Decided 9 July 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0709JUD003872721 (Application
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Khoptyar and Others v. Ukraine — State failed to effectively investigate domestic violence complaints
Case Khoptyar and Others v. Ukraine Court European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section) Date Decided 9 July 2026 Citation
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Pinhal v. Portugal — Held that multiple proceedings by different authorities for overlapping financial crimes did not violate the right not to be tried twice
Case Jesus Pinhal v. Portugal Court European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber) Date Decided 9 July 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0709JUD004804715
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Allabed v. Denmark — Court upheld expulsion with six-year re-entry ban as proportionate interference with family life rights
Case Allabed v. Denmark (Application no. 14983/25) Court European Court of Human Rights, Fourth Section Date Decided 7 July 2026
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Jovanov v. North Macedonia — Violation of right to sufficient reasoning and speedy review for house arrest
Case Case of Jovanov v. North Macedonia Court European Court of Human Rights (Second Section) Date Decided 7 July 2026
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Ametov and Others v. Russia — Convictions for pro-Tatar demonstrations violated fair trial and assembly rights as proceedings were based on unlawfully applied Russian law
Case Ametov and Others v. Russia (Application no. 73977/14) Court European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section) Date Decided 7
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De Carvalho Marques and Others v. Portugal — Mixed holding: violation of Article 10 in one case, no violation in five others regarding disciplinary sanctions for media statements about football referees
Case De Carvalho Marques and Others v. Portugal (Applications nos. 29703/19, 29978/19, 34185/19, 37235/19, 47902/20, 3708/22) Court European Court of
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Kunstelj v. Slovenia — Prison sentence upheld for online harassment and defamation of private individuals
Case Kunstelj v. Slovenia (Application no. 5257/22) Court European Court of Human Rights, Third Section Date Decided 7 July 2026