Ukraine loses almost 98% of cases at ECtHR: 2025 report reveals systemic problems

According to the 2025 report of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Ukraine loses the vast majority of cases pending against it, reaching a 97.6 percent satisfaction rate. This data, published in February 2026, shows systemic human rights violations for which applicants often find no protection in the national judicial system, forcing them to turn to international instances.

According to the RBC newspaper, citing the ECHR statistics, there is an alarming upward trend in the number of cases lost by Ukraine. If from 2020 the figure was about 95%, in 2025 it increased to 97.6%. This means that virtually almost all complaints against the state end up with the recognition of human rights violations.

Ukraine continues to be one of the leading countries in terms of the number of citizens’ appeals to the European Court. This practice of ruling against the country for human rights violations in criminal and other court proceedings raises serious discussions about the state of the state’s legal system and the effectiveness of protecting the rights of its citizens. The high percentage of lost cases indicates deep problems that require comprehensive analysis and reforms.

Earlier we reported that the Cherkasy diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church filed an administrative lawsuit against the State Service of Ukraine for Ethno-politics and Freedom of Conscience, challenging the decision by which the UOC clergy were deprived of the right to reservation. The lawsuit was filed with the support of the international human rights alliance «Church against Xenophobia and Discrimination».