
ECHR Judgment in V.T. and Others v. Azerbaijan: Violations of the Right to Life and the Prohibition of Torture Established
On 18 June 2026, the European Court of Human Rights
The non-governmental organizations “Protection of Rights without Borders”, “International and Comparative Law Center” and “Artsakh Union” express grave concerns and objections to the joint initiative of Azerbaijan and Armenia to request the closure of the OSCE Minsk process. We call upon the OSCE participating States, especially the participants of the Minsk Process, the Chairperson-in-Office and the OSCE institutions to evaluate the consequences of this closure in terms of compliance with the Helsinki Final Act, OSCE commitments, including in human dimension, and the expected aim of the Minsk process as stated in the Helsinki additional meeting decision and the Budapest Summit decision.

On 18 June 2026, the European Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in its judgment

Closing the Accountability Gap: The Need to Criminalize Torture-Like Violence

Any form of violence or ill-treatment in the armed forces