issued by the Registrar of the Court
ECHR 012 (2026)
15.01.2026
Judgments and decisions of 15 January 2026
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing four judgments1 and 12 decisions2:
one Chamber judgment is summarised below;
separate press releases have been issued for two other Chamber judgments in the cases of Magherini
and Others v. Italy (application no. 32707/19) and Biliński v. Poland (no. 13278/20);
one Committee judgment, concerning issues which have already been examined by the Court, and the
The judgment below only exists in French.
R.M. v. France (application no. 34994/22)
The applicant, R.M., is a French national who was born in 1983 and lives in Dalhunden (France).
The case concerns the material conditions of the applicant’s detention in Strasbourg Prison (maison
d’arrêt) from 29 April 2016 to 8 April 2017 and the alleged opening of his correspondence between
him and the Inspector-General of Custodial Premises.
The applicant relies on Articles 3 (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment) and 8 (respect for
private life and correspondence) of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Violation of Article 3 concerning the detention period from 29 April to 25 July 2016
No violation of Article 3 concerning the detention period from 26 July 2016 to 8 April 2017
Violation of Article 8 concerning the detention period from 26 July 2016 to 8 April 2017
Just satisfaction:
non-pecuniary damage: 7,400 euros (EUR)
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1
Under Articles 43 and 44 of the Convention, Chamber judgments are not final. During the three-month period following a Chamber
judgment’s delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel
of five judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and deliver a
final judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the Convention,
judgments delivered by a Committee are final.
Once a judgment becomes final, it is transmitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for supervision of its execution.
Further information about the execution process can be found here: www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/execution
2
Inadmissibility and strike-out decisions are final.
