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Category ECtHR

Sep, Fri, 2026
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Court Refuses Prosecutor’s Request to “Clarify” The Ruling Reopening the Torture Investigation: The Ruling Is Clear, and The Prosecutor’s Application Is Sabotage

On 10 September 2026, investigating judge of the Bolhrad District Court of Odesa Region refused the application of prosecutor V.P.Bulhar of the Bolhrad District Prosecutor’s Office for clarification of the…

Criminal law , Criminal procedure , Dmytro Yagunov, attorney at law , ECtHR , Human rights , Prosecution , Ukraine

Aug, Sun, 2026
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“Carousel” of Requalifications and Mergers of Proceedings Cannot Result in an Amnesty for Persons Involved in the Crime of Torture: How the Court Prevented the Destruction of Oleh Istomin’s Torture Case

On 31 July 2026, the investigating judge of the Bolhrad District Court of Odesa Oblast, S.V. Kodintseva, issued a ruling in case No. 497/150/22, by which she quashed the resolution…

Case law , Civil procedure , Dmytro Yagunov, attorney at law , ECtHR , Human rights , Ukraine

Aug, Tue, 2026
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Can the State Be a Holder of the Right to Freedom of Expression? The Supreme Court Opens Cassation Proceedings on the Cassation Appeal Filed by Attorneys Yurii Kanikaiev and Dmytro Yagunov

Attorneys Yuriy Kanikaiev and Dmytro Yagunov have raised before the Supreme Court a fundamental question concerning the application of Article 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights…

Criminal law , Criminal procedure , Dmytro Yagunov, attorney at law , ECtHR , Human rights , News and events , Prisons and probation , Protection of the rights of military personnel , Ukraine

Jun, Fri, 2026
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Following a complaint by advocate Dmytro Yagunov, the court overturned the unlawful closure of the case concerning an attack by a group of inmates on a prison officer — a case under the supervision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

On 19 June 2026, the investigating judge of the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of the city of Kyiv, acting on a complaint by advocate Dmytro Yagunov, quashed the police investigator’s decision…

Administrative procedure , Bar Association , Case law , Civil procedure , Dmytro Yagunov, attorney at law , ECtHR , Human rights , News and events , Ukraine , UNBA

Jun, Mon, 2026
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ECtHR Initiates Review of Application by Advocate Dmytro Yagunov Against Ukraine Regarding Odesa Bar Council and Court of Appeal Decisions

On 15 June 2026, the European Court of Human Rights commenced examination of the application lodged by advocate Dmytro Yagunov against Ukraine. The application concerns the systemic refusal of Ukrainian…

Administrative procedure , Bar Association , Dmytro Yagunov, attorney at law , ECtHR , Ukraine , UNBA

May, Sat, 2026
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Advocate Dmytro Yagunov Raised Some Uncomfortable Questions During a Lecture on Legal Ethics in Odessa

22 May 2026, the Bar Council of Odesa Oblast hosted a lecture entitled “Rules of Legal Professional Ethics: Trends in Development and Current Issues.” Advocate, Doctor of Political Sciences, and…

Dmytro Yagunov, attorney at law , ECtHR , Human rights , Prisons and probation

May, Sun, 2026
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The Punitive Cell. Solitary Confinement at the Intersection of Criminology, Law, and Human Rights

Solitary confinement – the isolation of a prisoner from meaningful human contact for twenty-two or more hours per day – remains one of the most institutionally resilient practices in contemporary…

Dmytro Yagunov, attorney at law , ECtHR , Human rights , Prisons and probation

May, Wed, 2026
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International Seminar “Discussions Around the Use of Solitary Confinement in Prisons” (May 8, 2026, University of Tübingen)

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and the European Court of Human Rights in collaboration with the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen are hosting an international seminar on solitary confinement…

Dmytro Yagunov, attorney at law , ECtHR , Human rights , Ukraine

Apr, Thu, 2026
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Attorney Dmytro Yagunov Successfully Defended the Rights of a Prison Officer Who Had Been the Victim of an Attack by Informal Prisoner Hierarchies Before the ECtHR

On 30 April 2026, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in Sklyarenko v. Ukraine (Application No. 18277/18) and found a violation of the procedural limb of Article…

Dmytro Yagunov, attorney at law , ECtHR , Human rights

Apr, Wed, 2026
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The ECtHR and Civil Society: Procedural Reform, Unresolved Issues, and Institutional Limits (March 20, 2026)

On 20 March 2026, the European Court of Human Rights convened its half-day dialogue with non-governmental organisations and litigators practising before it — a format that has become a modest…