ECHR

In Vanik and others (Decision of the European Court, 4 November 2025; Applications nos. 17982/21 and 3 others), the European Court of Human Rights upheld prisoners’ claims that the total smoking ban imposed in Estonian prisons was a disproportionate interreference with their rights under Article 8 of the European Convention – the right to private life.  Before delivering judgment, the European Court noted that it had already ruled on cases…