Lithuania: Improved response to sexual offences against children and stronger safeguards during investigations
On 21 October, the Committee of Ministers closed its supervision of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgments in M.G. v. Lithuania and E.L. v. Lithuania. Both cases concerned the authorities’ response to sexual offences against children. In M.G., the Court found, in particular, that the...
Albania: Removal of disproportionate burden on owners of previously nationalised dwellings
In September, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the case of Kasmi v. Albania, which concerns the inability of a flat owner to recover possession of his flat for many years as it was occupied by tenants who were protected by legal framework in the context of...
Bulgaria: Continued adoption of promising measures to tackle domestic violence
At its Human Rights meeting from 15 to 17 September, the Committee of Ministers examined the cases Y. and Others and A.E. v. Bulgaria, which concern the failure of the authorities to protect victims of domestic violence. The Committee welcomed the continued adoption of promising wide-ranging...
Switzerland: No more detention on security grounds following acquittal
On 2 September, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in I.S. v. Switzerland. The case concerned the applicant’s detention on security grounds following his acquittal at first instance in 2015. The Court found a violation...
Switzerland: Clarified rules for “therapeutic detention” of convicts with mental disorder
The Committee of Ministers closed its examination of the execution of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in Kadusic v. Switzerland. The case concerned an “institutional therapeutic measure” imposed after the applicant’s initial prison sentence. This is a court-ordered measure involving...
Bulgaria: Committee of Ministers welcomes legislative amendments to strengthen the effectiveness and independence of investigations
At its Human Rights meeting from 15 to 17 September, the Committee of Ministers examined the case Kolevi v. Bulgaria, which concerns the lack of guarantees for the independence of criminal investigations concerning the Chief Prosecutor and other high-ranking officials close to him. It also...
Türkiye: Progress in cases related to domestic violence
At its Human Rights meeting on 15 to 17 September, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the Opuz v. Turkey judgment, where the Court found a violation as the authorities had failed to protect the applicant and his mother from domestic violence, despite having been...
Romania: Progress in strengthening the criminal justice response to hate crimes
At its Human Rights meeting on 15–17 September 2026, the Committee of Ministers welcomed progress made by the Romanian authorities in the context of the execution of the judgments in M.C. and A.C. and Association ACCEPT and Others v. Romania. The Committee welcomed a number of legislative,...
Romania: Progress in preventing excessive use of force by State agents and in strengthening the effectiveness of investigations in this respect
At its Human Rights meeting from 9-11 June 2026, the Committee of Ministers examined the group of cases Mutu v. Romania, which concerns excessive use of force by State agents and shortcomings in the effectiveness and impartiality of investigations into allegations of ill-treatment (Article 3 of...
Armenia: Significant measures taken to improve medical care in detention
At its Human Rights meeting on 9 to 11 June, the Committee of Ministers examined the Shirkhanyan v. Armenia group, which mainly concerns the lack of adequate medical care in detention and the lack of effective remedies in this respect. It also concerns the lack of adequate detention conditions...
Republic of Moldova: Legislative reform prohibits detention of minors in public custody for migration-related breaches
On 29 April, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in the case of Minasian and Others v. the Republic of Moldova. This case concerned the detention in public custody of minor children in 2017 without a legal basis, after...
Denmark: Measures taken to avoid errors by the prosecution service related to overly short statutory time-limit
On 29 April, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgment in the case of Daugaard Sorensen v. Denmark. The case concerned violations of the applicant’s right to protection from inhuman or degrading treatment and her right to respect for...
Lithuania ensures genuine civilian alternative to military service for conscientious objectors
On 8 April, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgments in the Teliatnikov v. Lithuania group. The two cases concerned the unavailability of a genuine civilian service as an alternative to compulsory military service for the applicant...
Belgium: Progress regarding the age-assessment process of unaccompanied minors
On 11 December, the Belgian authorities submitted an action report reporting important progress in the F.B. v. Belgium case. The case concerns the lack of procedural safeguards during the age-assessment process in 2019 of an unaccompanied minor, leading to the termination of her support. Under...
Bulgaria: Committee of Ministers acknowledges progress achieved in a case concerning people with mental disabilities
At its Human Rights meeting from 9 to 11 March, the Committee of Ministers examined the case Stanev v. Bulgaria, which concerns the poor living conditions to which the applicant, a person with mental disability and partially incapacitated, was exposed in a social care home from 2002-2009, and the...
Romania: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of measures concerning the unjustified use of potentially lethal force by the police
At its Human Rights meeting on 9 to 11 March, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgment in the case of Soare and Others v. Romania. The case concerned life-threatening injuries caused by the unjustified and disproportionate use of firearms...
France: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of a case concerning the review of repatriation requests of French children held in camps in north-eastern Syria
At its Human Rights meeting from 9 to 11 March, the Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of the execution of the case of H.F. and Others v. France, which concerns a violation of the right to enter the territory of the State of which a person is a national, due to the absence of appropriate...
Lithuania: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of a case concerning the lack of effective investigations into an online homophobic attack
On 10 December, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgment in Beizaras and Levickas v. Lithuania. The case concerned the refusal of law enforcement authorities to open an investigation into the applicants’ allegations of serious homophobic...
Armenia: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of long-standing case on unlawful interception of private correspondence
On 10 December, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the judgment Sefilyan v. Armenia. This case concerned the unlawful interference with the applicant's right to respect for his private life in connection to the secret surveillance of his telephone conversations...
Romania: New rules for the compensation mechanism for properties nationalised under the communist regime – ending of the supervision of the oldest case relating to the restitution process
At its Human Rights meeting on 2 to 4 December, the Committee of Ministers took note of the adoption of legislative measures in response to certain findings of the Court in the Vǎleanu and Others v. Romania judgments (on the merits and on just satisfaction), notably to ensure that compensation...
Italy: Committee of Ministers acknowledges progress achieved regarding the age-assessment procedures and the placement of unaccompanied minors in reception facilities for adults
At its Human Rights meeting from 2 to 4 December, the Committee of Ministers examined the action report submitted by the Italian authorities on the Darboe and Camara group of cases, which concerns violations of the right to respect for private life due to shortcomings in the age-assessment...
Germany: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of case on inspection of lawyers’ bank account in the course of criminal investigations
On 10 December, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in the case of Sommer v. Germany. The case concerned the violation of the right to respect for private life due to the procedural shortcomings in the inspection of a...
Türkiye: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of a case on adequate treatment and detention conditions of a mentally-ill life prisoner
At its Human Rights meeting on 2 to 4 December, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the Gömi v. Turkey case, where the Court found a violation on account of the authorities’ failure to place the applicant, sentenced to life imprisonment and suffering from a...
Luxembourg: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of a case concerning the right to adversarial criminal proceedings
On 10 December 2025, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the Van Den Burgt v. Luxembourg case, concerning a violation in 2020 of the applicant’s right to adversarial proceedings, in the context of criminal proceedings, on account of his inability, to respond to...
Croatia: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of cases on protected tenancy legislation obliging landlords to rent property for indefinite period without adequate rent
At its Human Rights meeting from 2 to 4 December, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the Statileo group of cases, which concerned the rent control legislation imposing a disproportionate and excessive burden on owners of flats subjected to protected tenancy (violation of the...
Armenia: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of a case concerning the premature dismissal of a judge
At its Human Rights meeting on 2 to 4 December, the Committee of Ministers closed the supervision of the execution of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in Mnatsakanyan v. Armenia. This case concerned the premature dismissal of a judge following disciplinary proceedings against him, and...
Ukraine: Important milestone in implementing judgments concerning the independence and impartiality of the judiciary
At its Human Rights meeting on 2-4 December, the Committee of Ministers reviewed the progress made by Ukraine in implementing the European Court of Human Right’s judgments in the Oleksandr Volkov group concerning structural issues related to the independence of the judiciary and the system of...
Romania: Committee of Ministers confirms effectiveness of preventive remedy concerning conditions of detention
At its Human Rights meeting on 2 to 4 December, the Committee of Ministers welcomed the consolidation of the preventive remedy to effectively address complaints related to overcrowding and material conditions of detention. This progress was achieved through a wide range of measures, including...
Republic of Moldova: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of a case on freedom of expression of journalists, editors and producers of state television company
On 3 December, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in the case of Manole and Others v. the Republic of Moldova. This case concerned censorship and political control by state authorities, in the period 2001-2006, of the...
Belgique : Garanties procédurales en cas de démission ou de retrait des élus de leur mandat
Lors de sa réunion Droits de l’homme du 2 au 4 décembre 2025, le Comité des Ministres a examiné le plan d’action présenté par les autorités dans l’affaire G.K. c. Belgique et a noté avec satisfaction que, suite aux modifications législatives d’avril 2023, les sept assemblées parlementaires belges...
