Overview

• On July 21, the Cour d’appel de Douai ruled that Redoine Faïd’s more than 12 years of solitary confinement violate human dignity.
• The prison administration has one month to ease his detention conditions and must file a report with the Béthune judge by August 21.
• Judges cited two recent medical reports that document physical and psychological decline and warn of an increased risk of depression.
• The ruling allows for Faïd’s transfer to another facility or an adjustment of his sentence if corrective measures prove insufficient.
• The Douai public prosecutor filed a cassation appeal on July 22, potentially extending the legal battle over his detention.