— Registry headnote: "Art 3 (substantive and procedural) • Inhuman and degrading treatment • Mechanical restraint of the applicant to his bed for almost eight days during his compulsory confinement in a psychiatric hospital ward • Initial imposition of restraint measure strictly necessary to prevent him from harming himself or others • Continuation of measure, for an extraordinarily long period, not strictly necessary and not respectful of the applicant's human dignity • Not proven that measure did not expose applicant to pain and suffering • Ineffective investigation". €41,600 for non-pecuniary damages was awarded.
Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Lavorgna_v_Italy_8436/21_(2024)_ECHR_843?id=070325-1154