In the case of İlker Deniz Yücel v. Turkey, the Court has found several violations of the Convention.

The case concerned the pre-trial detention, from 14 February 2017 to 16 February 2018, of the journalist İlker Deniz Yücel, allegedly on account of his activities as a journalist. At the relevant time Mr Yücel had been the Turkish correspondent of the German daily newspaper Die Welt.

The Court observed that in its judgment in 2019, the Turkish Constitutional Court had ruled that Mr Yücel had suffered a breach of his right to liberty and security and of his right to freedom of expression and of the press, and awarded him a sum in compensation for the nonpecuniary damage which he had sustained, as well as costs and expenses. However, the Court held that the award was manifestly insufficient and that Mr Yücel could still claim to be a victim within the meaning of Article 34 of the Convention.

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In the case of Sy v. Italy, the Court has found several violations of the Convention.

The applicant in this case, who suffered from a personality disorder and bipolar disorder, had remained in detention in an ordinary prison for almost two years despite domestic court decisions stating that his mental health was incompatible with such detention, before his transfer to a Residential Centre for the enforcement of preventive measures (REMS), and later to a prison psychiatric service. The Court found that he had not had the benefit of any overall therapeutic strategy for treating his disorder, against a general background of poor conditions of detention.

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In February 2022, the Court will be holding three Grand Chamber hearings.

In the case of Halet v. Luxembourg the applicant, who worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), complains before the ECHR about his conviction for disclosing tax documents concerning his employers’ clients to a journalist.

The case McCallum v. Italy concerns the extradition of Beverly Ann McCallum to the USA, where she is sought as a suspect in her husband’s death and the burning of his corpse. The applicant, an American national, is currently in detention in Italy.

The case Sanchez-Sanchez v. United Kingdom concerns the applicant’s extradition to the United States, where there is a possibility that he may, if convicted, be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

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Cases pending before the Grand Chamber

President Robert Spano held a press conference that was streamed live on Internet.

The President of the Court gave an overview of the Court’s activities in 2021 and presented the statistics for the past year. Accompanied by Marialena Tsirli, Registrar, and Abel Campos, Deputy Registrar, he then took questions from journalists.

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Webcast of the Press conference: English Original language

Speech by President Spano

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