http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/ba318a18ec8fbb19 https://verfassungsblog.de/behind-bars-beyond-rights/ Behind Bars, Beyond Rights - The ECtHR’s Shift on Prisoners’ Rights Budak, Rumeysa eng 2025-06-05 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 ECtHR Prisoner's rights Turkey Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The European Court of Human Rights has quietly endorsed a troubling new practice: denying prisoners access to information based solely on format, not content. In Tergek v. Türkiye, the Court upheld a ban on photocopies and printouts, deferring to vague security concerns. Read alongside Yasak, the judgment signals a broader shift away from rigorous rights protection toward deference to state narratives. If this trend continues, the Convention's core promise — to make rights practical and effective — stands on increasingly shaky ground.