ECHR Forthcoming judgments and decisions 14-16.04.2026

Forthcoming judgments and decisions
The European Court of Human Rights will be notifying in writing two judgments on Tuesday 14 April
2026 and 51 judgments and / or decisions on Thursday 16 April 2026.
Press releases and texts of the judgments and decisions will be available at 10 a.m. (local time) on
the Court’s Internet site (www.echr.coe.int)

Tuesday 14 April 2026
Éberling and Others v. Hungary (application no. 19002/20 and 6 others)
The applicants are one Bulgarian national, four Hungarian nationals, one Romanian national and one
Serbian national, all born between 1975 and 1991. They are serving whole-life sentences in different
penal institutions in Hungary for (attempted) aggravated murder and other crimes.
The case concerns their life imprisonment without the possibility of release on parole, and the fact
that the mandatory pardon procedure can only take place after they have served 40 years of their
life sentences.
Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on
Human Rights, the applicants complain that their sentences constitute inhuman and degrading
punishment.
Pitek v. Türkiye (no. 27385/20)
The applicants are five Turkish nationals who were born between 1971 and 2003. They are the wife
and children of Mehmet Pitek, who died after being shot by an as yet unidentified perpetrator. The
events occurred in the context of the curfews imposed in various towns in south-eastern Turkey
between 2015 and 2016.
On 3 April 2016, at around 10 a.m., Mehmet Pitek was fatally wounded by a gunshot while sitting
with his wife outside their home in the Barış area of Nusaybin. He was treated by an emergency
medical team and taken by ambulance to hospital, where he died.
Relying on Article 2 (right to life) of the Convention, the applicants complain that the authorities
failed in their obligation to investigate their relative’s death and to protect the deceased’s life.
0The Court will give its rulings in writing on the following cases, some of which concern
issues which have already been submitted to the Court, including excessive length of
proceedings.
These rulings can be consulted from the day of their delivery on the Court’s online database HUDOC.
They will not appear in the press release issued on that day.
Thursday 16 April 2026
Name
Main application number
Selimyan and Others v. Armenia
Jalilov v. Azerbaijan
2991/16
307/24
2
Name Main application number
Khurshidov v. Azerbaijan 21612/25
One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church and Others v. Bulgaria 31519/21
Bouzaras v. Greece 31408/20
Lazo and Others v. Greece 22150/22
Mandrekas and Others v. Greece 29706/21
Panagiotopoulos v. Greece 21996/22
Triantafyllidis v. Greece 46587/22
Barabás and Others v. Hungary 20422/25
Bobek and Others v. Hungary 10909/25
Martinek and Others v. Hungary 596/25
Vincze v. Hungary 5286/25
Ardit and Casa Di Cura GE.P.O.S. S.R.L. v. Italy 2663/17
Cuoco and Sauro v. Italy 32020/25
I.E. v. Italy 23622/24
Bradshaw v. Malta 15237/25
Michel v. Monaco 39511/22
Beloica and Others v. Montenegro 13637/24
Gazivoda v. Montenegro 22256/24
Barbulovski v. North Macedonia 26795/21
Gjorgjevikj v. North Macedonia 13858/25
Goranski v. North Macedonia 1958/21
Nikolovska v. North Macedonia 4137/21
Petkovikj and Others v. North Macedonia 4514/24
Zafirovski and Others v. North Macedonia 41929/23
Obremski v. Poland 45648/22
Raczyńska and Others v. Poland 38006/23
Rzechowska and Others v. Poland 41625/23
Szmit and Others v. Poland 31385/23
Twardowski and Others v. Poland 4091/24
Botezatu and Others v. Romania 14497/21
Bujorean and Others v. Romania 32486/22
Farchescu and Others v. Romania 47257/19
Nicolae and Others v. Romania 14835/22
Stoica and Others v. Romania 37256/22
Suciu and Others v. Romania 33382/21
Ţarcă and Others v. Romania 8555/22
Vlad and Others v. Romania 20488/17
Andreoli v. San Marino 11333/25
Bíliková and Others v. Slovakia 2462/25
Zeman v. Slovakia 22161/25
T.A. v. Switzerland 25867/24
F.S. v. Türkiye 46715/18
Yıldırım v. Türkiye 19582/21
Name
Main application number
Grinkov v. Ukraine
Kyryk and Gonchar v. Ukraine
15485/25
6200/25
Shkuropatskyy and Others v. Ukraine
Sinko and Others v. Ukraine
Tyshkovets v. Ukraine
Vorobyova v. Ukraine
9085/24
1516/21
20661/23
31683/22
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