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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Banca Sistema v. Italy — judgment creditor has right to enforce court award despite municipality’s insolvency
Case Case of Banca Sistema S.p.A. v. Italy Court European Court of Human Rights (First Section) Date Decided 16 July
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Paniușchin v. Republic of Moldova — Court fees cannot block access when applicant shows financial hardship
Case Paniușchin v. The Republic of Moldova Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 16 July 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0716JUD002366818
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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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G.K. and A.S. v. Switzerland — European Court finds Article 9 and Article 13 violations for failure to provide vegan diets to applicants in detention and psychiatric care
Case G.K. and A.S. v. Switzerland Court European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section) Date Decided 16 July 2026 Citation
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Rădulescu Dobrogea and Ciurea v. Romania — Court struck down fines for peaceful political protest, finding Romania violated freedom of assembly rights
Case Rădulescu Dobrogea and Ciurea v. Romania (Applications nos. 63972/19 and 16056/20) Court European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section)
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Bazhenov and Others v. Russia and Ukraine — Russia violated property rights by canceling land titles in occupied Crimea using courts that operated outside the Convention
Case Bazhenov and Others v. Russia and Ukraine Court European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section) Date Decided 16 July
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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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S.T. v. Czech Republic — Violations of right to life, prohibition of torture, and non-discrimination arising from death during police prone restraint and inadequate investigation
Case S.T. 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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Gruia and Others v. Romania — Court finds Romania violated property rights by failing to enforce communist-era restitution decisions
Case Gruia and Others v. Romania (Applications nos. 19287/20 and 9 others) Court European Court of Human Rights, Fourth Section
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Pavlidis and Others v. Greece — Court finds Greece violated fair trial rights by failing to enforce domestic judgment
Case Pavlidis and Others v. Greece Court European Court of Human Rights (Third Section) Date Decided 9 July 2026 Citation
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Andronova v. Ukraine — Court finds systematic violations of prisoner rights through inadequate detention conditions and lack of remedy
Case Andronova and Others v. Ukraine Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 9 July 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0709JUD000487124 Topics
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Georgantzias and Others v. Greece — Violation of Article 3 for detention in severely overcrowded prison conditions
Case Georgantzias and Others v. Greece Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 9 July 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0709JUD000442018 Topics
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Pentarakis and Others v. Greece — Court finds violation of Article 3 due to overcrowded and unsanitary prison conditions at Patras facility
Case Pentarakis and Others v. Greece Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 9 July 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0709JUD008291417 Topics
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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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Federico and Raddi v. Italy — Found Italy violated the right to life and prohibition of torture by failing to provide adequate and timely medical care to a prisoner who died
Case Case of Federico and Raddi v. Italy (Application no. 5053/24) Court European Court of Human Rights (First Section) Date