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Access to health care
We address the systemic failures of European prison health systems and advocate for detainees’ right to healthcare by campaigning for the independence of healthcare in prison and the release of ill prisoners. EPLN promotes the principle of equivalence of care for prisoners through the provision of healthcare in public health institutions and outside prison walls.
Moldova – Shortcomings of healthcare provision in prisons
Human rights violations in Russian prisons and occupied Ukraine : new reports to the UN Human Rights Council
Harm reduction in Eastern European prisons: Ensuring equivalence of care for people who use drugs in prison
Ukraine’s EU accession – EPLN’s input on penitentiary reforms and required measures to address systemic ill-treatment by law enforcement officers
Deaths in custody : shortcomings in suicide prevention and transfer measures for seriously ill patients
European Arrest Warrant: a serious risk to the requested person’s health is not a ground for refusal (CJEU AG Opinion)
Cosovan v. Moldova: ECtHR confirms systemic failures in Moldovan prison health system
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