March 2019 This factsheet does not bind the Court and is not exhaustive Life imprisonment See also the factsheet on “Extradition and life imprisonment”. “… [I]n the context of a life sentence, Article 3 [of the European Convention on Human…
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Factsheet – Hunger strikes in detention
August 2015 This Factsheet does not bind the Court and is not exhaustive Hunger strikes in detention Death following a hunger strike Horoz v. Turkey 31 March 2009 The applicant’s son died in 2001 while in prison after going on…
Factsheet – Prisoners’ health-related rights
February 2019 This factsheet does not bind the Court and is not exhaustive Prisoners’ health-related rights See also the factsheets on “Detention conditions and treatment of prisoners”, “Detention and mental health” and “Hunger strikes in detention”. “… [U]nder Article 3…
Factsheet – Detention conditions and treatment of prisoners
January 2019 This factsheet does not bind the Court and is not exhaustive Detention conditions and treatment of prisoners See also the factsheets on “Detention and mental health”, “Hunger strikes in detention”, “Life imprisonment”, “Prisoners’ health rights” and “Secret detention…
Factsheet – Detention and mental health
January 2019 This factsheet does not bind the Court and is not exhaustive Detention and mental health See also the factsheets on “Detention conditions and treatment of prisoners” and “Prisoners’ health rights”. “The [European] Court [of Human Rights] has held…