FIFTH SECTION
CASE OF TRANDA AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA
(Applications nos. 11278/19 and 49 others –
see appended list)
JUDGMENT
STRASBOURG
11 January 2024
This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision.
In the case of Tranda and Others v. Russia,
The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:
María Elósegui, President,
Mattias Guyomar,
Kateřina Šimáčková, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having deliberated in private on 7 December 2023,
Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:
PROCEDURE
1. The case originated in applications against Russia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table.
2. The Russian Government (“the Government”) were given notice of the applications.
THE FACTS
3. The list of applicants and the relevant details of the applications are set out in the appended table.
4. The applicants complained of the inadequate conditions of detention during their transport. Some applicants also raised other complaints under the provisions of the Convention.
THE LAWJOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS
5. Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single judgment.JURISDICTION
6. The Court observes that the facts giving rise to the alleged violations of the Convention occurred prior to 16 September 2022, the date on which the Russian Federation ceased to be a party to the Convention. The Court therefore decides that it has jurisdiction to examine the present applications (see Fedotova and Others v. Russia [GC], nos. 40792/10 and 2 others, §§ 68‑73, 17 January 2023).ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 3 OF THE CONVENTION
7. The applicants complained principally of the inadequate conditions of detention during their transport. They relied on Article 3 of the Convention, which reads as follows:
“No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”
8. The Court notes that the applicants were detained in poor conditions during transport. The details of the applicants’ detention are indicated in the appended table. The Court refers to the principles established in its case-law regarding cramped and defective conditions during the transit of prisoners (see Tomov and Others v. Russia, nos. 18255/10 and 5 others, §§ 124-27, 9 April 2019). It reiterates in particular that a strong presumption of a violation arises when detainees are transported in conveyances offering less than 0.5 square metres of space per person, regardless of whether such cramped conditions result from an excessive number of detainees being transported together or from the restrictive design of compartments (ibid., § 125). As regards longer journeys, factors such as a failure to arrange an individual sleeping place for each detainee or to secure an adequate supply of drinking water and food or access to the toilet seriously aggravate the situation of prisoners during transfers and are indicative of a violation of Article 3 (ibid., § 127).
9. In the leading cases of Idalov v. Russia [GC], no. 5826/03, §§ 103-08, 22 May 2012 and Tomov and Others (cited above), the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case.
10. Having examined all the material submitted to it, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of persuading it to reach a different conclusion on the admissibility and merits of these complaints. Having regard to its case-law on the subject, the Court considers that in the instant case the applicants’ conditions of detention during their transport were inadequate.
11. These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article 3 of the Convention.OTHER ALLEGED VIOLATIONS UNDER WELL-ESTABLISHED CASE-LAW
12. Some applicants submitted other complaints which also raised issues under the Convention, given the relevant well-established case-law of the Court (see the appended table). These complaints are not manifestly ill‑founded within the meaning of Article 35 § 3 (a) of the Convention, nor are they inadmissible on any other ground. Accordingly, they must be declared admissible. Having examined all the material before it, the Court concludes that they also disclose violations of the Convention in the light of its well-established case-law (see Svinarenko and Slyadnev v. Russia [GC], nos. 32541/08 and 43441/08, ECHR 2014 (extracts), as regards placement in a metal cage during court hearings; Sergey Babushkin v. Russia, no. 5993/08, 28 November 2013, concerning inadequate conditions of post-conviction detention and the lack of an effective remedy in that respect; Tomov and Others, cited above, §§ 92-156, concerning the lack of an effective remedy in respect of the complaints about inadequate conditions of transport; and Pavlova v. Russia, no. 8578/12, §§ 29-33, 18 February 2020, concerning restrictions on family visits in pre-trial detention facilities and the lack of an effective remedy in that respect).
13. In view of the above findings, the Court considers that there is no need to deal separately with the complaints lodged by some applicants (applications nos. 11365/19 and 14354/19) under Article 13 of the Convention about the lack of effective domestic remedies to complain about the placement in a metal cage in courtrooms (compare Valyuzhenich v. Russia, no. 10597/13, § 27, 26 March 2019).APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION
14. Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case‑law (see, in particular, Pukhachev and Zaretskiy v. Russia, nos. 17494/16 and 29203/16, 16 November 2017), the Court considers it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table.
FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,Decides to join the applications;Holds that it has jurisdiction to deal with the applicants’ complaints as they relate to facts that took place before 16 September 2022;Declares the applications admissible;Holds that these applications disclose a breach of Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention during transport;Holds that there has been a violation of the Convention regards the other complaints raised under the well-established case-law of the Court (see the appended table);Holds that it is not necessary to examine separately the complaints raised under Article 13 of the Convention in respect of the lack of effective domestic remedies to complain about the placement in a metal cage in the courtrooms (applications nos. 11365/19 and 14354/19);Holds
(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicants, within three months, the amounts indicated in the appended table, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement;
(b) that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amounts at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default during the default period plus three percentage points.
Done in English, and notified in writing on 11 January 2024, pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court.
Viktoriya Maradudina María Elósegui
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention
(inadequate conditions of detention during transport)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Means of transport
Start and end date
Sq. m per inmate
Specific grievances
Other complaints under well‑established case‑law
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non‑pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant
(in euros)[1]
11278/19
08/02/2019
Sergey Valeryevich TRANDA
1984
train from Krasnoyarsk to Novobiryusinskiy, van
22/09/2018 to
23/09/2018
train, transit cell
13/01/2019 to
08/03/2019
0.3 m²
overcrowding, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of fresh air, insufficient number of sleeping places
lack of fresh air, overcrowding, no or restricted access to running water, no or restricted access to toilet
1,000
11365/19
11/02/2019
Romualdas
S. Vitauto KLIKUNAS
1982
van, transit cell, numerous occasions of transport between the detention facilities, the courthouse and to take part in investigative actions
05/07/2016 to
06/09/2018
0.2‑0.5 m²
overcrowding, passive smoking, lack of fresh air, inadequate temperature
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport,
Art. 3 - use of metal cages and/or other security arrangements in courtrooms - detention in a metal cage during the hearings held at the Syktyvkar Town Court and the Supreme Court of the Komi Republic from 19/04/2017 to 06/09/2018
8,500
11444/19
18/10/2018
Yevgeniy Yuryevich KOTRUTSA
1988
Andrey Anatolyevich Malinin
Pechora
van, train
19/07/2018 to
07/08/2018
<0.5 m²
overcrowding, lack of fresh air
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
11481/19
21/02/2019
Aleksey Valeryevich MUSHKATOV
1987
Aleksey Mikhaylovich Urlashov
St Petersburg
van, transit cell, numerous occasions of transport from and to detention facility within the indicated period
17/01/2018 to
14/01/2019
0.3 m²
lack of fresh air, inadequate temperature, overcrowding, passive smoking, no or restricted access to toilet
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
11507/19
22/02/2019
Kirill Aleksandrovich BERCHENKO
1990
Aleksey Mikhaylovich Urlashov
St Petersburg
transit cell, van, numerous occasions of transport from and back to the detention facility to take part in investigative actions or court hearings
31/07/2015 to
23/07/2021
0.3 m²
lack of fresh air, overcrowding, passive smoking, no or restricted access to toilet, inadequate temperature, lack of hot food
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport and in respect of restrictions on family visits in pre-trial facilities,
Art. 8 (1) - restrictions on family visits in pre-trial facilities - SIZO-3 St Petersburg, physical separation and supervision during short-term family visits, refusal of long-term family visits. On 14/04/2021 the Vyborg Town Court of Leningrad Region granted the applicant’s request of long-term family visit. The decision has not yet been enforced. On 23/07/2021 the applicant was convicted but seems to be detained awaiting appeal.
4,500
11555/19
28/01/2019
Nikolay Nikolayevich KOSENKO
1978
train
13/10/2018 to
15/10/2018
insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, overcrowding, no or restricted access to potable water, lack of fresh air, bad odour in cell
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
11664/19
31/01/2019
Vitaliy Alekseyevich MELIKYAN
1973
Aleksey Mikhaylovich Urlashov
St Petersburg
van
15/03/2018 to
27/11/2018
0.3 m²
applicant transported on numerous occasions, no or restricted access to shower, passive smoking, lack or insufficient quantity of food, lack of fresh air, inadequate temperature, no or restricted access to toilet
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
11813/19
23/01/2019
Aleksey Aleksandrovich NARYZHNYY
1971
train
18/10/2018 to
19/10/2018
overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of fresh air, bad odour, no or restricted access to potable water
1,000
12000/19
04/02/2019
Vladimir Aleksandrovich TURKIN
1967
van, train
27/09/2018 to
29/09/2018
overcrowding, no or restricted access to toilet, passive smoking, lack of fresh air, insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
12260/19
08/02/2019
Andrey Leonidovich TARSHIN
1966
van, train
09/12/2018 to
10/12/2018
0.2 m²
overcrowding, inadequate temperature, lack of windows, lack of security measures, insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of or insufficient electric light, lack of fresh air, no or restricted access to potable water, lack or insufficient quantity of food, no or restricted access to toilet
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
12274/19
31/01/2019
Valeriy Nikolayevich CHEKUNKOV
1970
train, van
30/09/2018 to
01/10/2018
overcrowding, no or restricted access to toilet, passive smoking, lack of or insufficient electric light, insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of table
1,000
12309/19
04/02/2019
Daniyar Yakubzhanovich SATTAROV
1993
van, numerous occasions of transport from and back to the detention facility to take part in investigative actions or court hearings
22/10/2015 to
17/12/2018
0.3 m²
overcrowding, lack of windows, lack of fresh air, lack of or insufficient natural light, inadequate temperature, passive smoking, no or restricted access to toilet
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
12314/19
14/02/2019
Nikolay Vladimirovich PAVLENKOV
1988
van, train
21/12/2018 to
04/02/2019
0.5 m²
lack of fresh air, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to potable water, overcrowding, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
12487/19
20/02/2019
Kirill Yuryevich PERMYAKOV
1996
van
14/11/2018 to
23/11/2018
0.23 m²
no or restricted access to toilet, overcrowding, no or restricted access to warm water, lack of windows, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of fresh air, lack of safety measure
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
12552/19
23/01/2019
Aleksey Vladimirovich ZARECHNEV
1976
train
17/10/2019 to
19/10/2019
insufficient number of sleeping places, overcrowding, lack of fresh air, no or restricted access to potable water
1,000
12740/19
19/02/2019
Yuriy Vladimirovich KRACHUN
1979
transit cell, train, van
31/08/2018 to
01/10/2018
lack of fresh air, inadequate temperature, constant electric light, passive smoking, overcrowding, mouldy or dirty cell, no or restricted access to toilet
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
12934/19
28/01/2019
Roman Mikhaylovich KULIKOV
1984
train
12/10/2018 to
28/10/2018
overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of or insufficient electric light, lack of or insufficient natural light, no or restricted access to running water, no or restricted access to warm water, no or restricted access to toilet, poor quality of food, lack of fresh air, passive smoking
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
13425/19
14/02/2019
Dmitriy Aleksandrovich BITSADZE
1983
van
26/09/2018 to
26/09/2018
van, train
26/11/2018 to
26/11/2018
0.4 m²
0.4 m²
overcrowding, lack or inadequate furniture, lack of safety equipment, no or restricted access to toilet, lack or insufficient quantity of food, inadequate temperature
overcrowding, lack or inadequate furniture, lack of safety equipment, inadequate temperature, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to potable water, poor quality of food, lack of or insufficient electric light, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of fresh air, passive smoking
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
13446/19
07/02/2019
Sergey Viktorovich TOKAREV
1985
van, transit cell, numerous occasions of transport
21/03/2018 to
28/11/2018
0.28 m²
overcrowding
1,000
14025/19
27/02/2019
Georgiy Aleksandrovich KOLVAKH
1986
van, numerous occasions of transport between the detention facilities and the courthouse during the period indicted below
29/03/2015 to
31/10/2018
lack of fresh air, inadequate temperature, solitary compartment
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
14354/19
05/03/2019
Roman Igorevich BURLAKOV
1984
train
23/11/2018 to
23/11/2018
train
27/01/2019 to
27/01/2019
train
15/10/2019 to
16/10/2019
0.2-0.4 m²
0.2-0.4 m²
0.32 m²
insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to potable water, lack of or insufficient electric light, lack of or insufficient natural light, passive smoking
see above
lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, no or restricted access to potable water, no or restricted access to toilet, overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport,
Art. 3 - use of metal cages and/or other security arrangements in courtrooms - the applicant’s placement in a metal cage during the court hearings of his criminal case by the Ukhta Town Court of the Komi Republic and the Justice of Peace of Chibyuskiy Judicial District of Ukhta between 24/05/2021 and 28/09/2021 (two sets of criminal proceedings)
8,500
14476/19
25/02/2019
Mikhail Petrovich KOZACHENKO
1986
train
19/12/2018 to
28/12/2018
0.79-0.9 m²
lack of or insufficient quantity of food, overcrowding, passive smoking
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
14569/19
20/02/2019
Aleksandr Sergeyevich NIZOVTSEV
1986
van (Verkhniy Chov - Ukhta), train
03/12/2018 to
04/12/2018
0.3 m²
overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of privacy for toilet, lack of fresh air
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
14582/19
12/07/2019
Eduard Aleksandrovich GUREYEV
1978
train
15/05/2019 to
16/05/2019
train, van
19/12/2019 to
19/12/2019
<0.5 m²
insufficient number of sleeping places, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of or insufficient electric light
overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places, passive smoking, lack of fresh air
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
14658/19
20/02/2019
Denis Valeryevich POLYAKOV
1981
van, train
21/10/2018 to
22/10/2018
<0.5 m²
overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
14712/19
24/02/2019
Svyatoslav Sergeyevich MIKHEYENKO
1996
van, train, numerous occasions of transport between the detention facility and the courthouse or to take part in investigative actions
24/04/2015 to
10/01/2019
0.4 m²
overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places, no or restricted access to running water, lack or insufficient quantity of food, lack of or insufficient natural light, inadequate temperature, no or restricted access to toilet
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
15200/19
18/08/2019
Yuriy Tadeushovich VERBITSKIY
1971
train, round trip to and from the prison hospital
27/01/2019 to
21/02/2019
0.2 m²
overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places, no or restricted access to toilet
1,000
15242/19
28/02/2019
Denis Aleksandrovich BRYLEV
1987
train, van
18/01/2019 to
11/02/2019
0.4 m²
overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of or insufficient electric light, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to potable water, no or restricted access to running water, poor quality of food, lack of fresh air
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
15729/19
20/05/2019
Sergey Vasilyevich KARMANOV
1992
train (Syktyvkar - Ukhta - roundtrip)
05/06/2019 to
20/06/2019
insufficient number of sleeping places, no or restricted access to toilet
1,000
15814/19
10/03/2019
Igor Valentinovich KOZIK
1963
train, transit cell
22/12/2018 to
04/01/2019
insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of fresh air, overcrowding, poor quality of food, infestation of cell with insects/rodents
1,000
16340/19
28/02/2019
Oleg Anatolyevich MAMINOV
1979
train, van, transit cell
19/12/2018 to
28/12/2018
0.2-0.9 m²
overcrowding, passive smoking, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to running water, mouldy or dirty cell, lack of privacy for toilet, lack of fresh air
1,000
16632/19
20/03/2019
Artem Mikhaylovich GANICH
1984
transit cell, train, van
15/02/2019 to
27/02/2019
0.5 m²
insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of fresh air, passive smoking, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to potable water, lack of or insufficient electric light, no or restricted access to toilet
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
16927/19
14/06/2019
Oleg Aleksandrovich BALDIN
1964
van, train
21/02/2019 to
17/03/2019
van, train
01/12/2019 to
25/12/2019
0.4 m²
0.3 m²
overcrowding, lack of ventilation, lack of or insufficient electric light, insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of fresh air, inadequate temperature, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, no or restricted access to potable water, no or restricted access to toilet
see above
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
16929/19
05/03/2019
Valentin Anatolyevich GLEBOV
1988
van, train
05/08/2018 to
29/09/2018
lack of privacy for toilet, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of or insufficient electric light, overcrowding, poor quality of food, inadequate temperature
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
16965/19
11/09/2019
Arkadiy Vasilyevich TYUGAYEV
1975
van
19/07/2019 to
19/07/2019
<0.4 m²
overcrowding, no or restricted access to toilet
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
16971/19
22/05/2019
Nematullo Izatulloyevich SHARIFOV
1988
train, van
20/12/2018 to
22/02/2019
0,25 m²
overcrowding, poor quality of potable water, no or restricted access to toilet, poor quality of food, lack of fresh air
1,000
16991/19
11/03/2019
Yuriy Ivanovich KOSTYUKOV
1980
van
09/02/2019 to
19/02/2019
train
09/02/2019 to
19/02/2019
0.22 m²
0.35 m²
overcrowding, no safety belts, lack of fresh air
overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, no safety belts, lack of fresh air, anti-sanitary conditions, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of privacy for toilet, passive smoking
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
17304/19
25/02/2019
Anton Vladimirovich DOROZHKO
1984
train
03/12/2018 to
04/12/2018
van
04/12/2018 to
04/12/2018
van
19/12/2018 to
19/12/2018
train
19/12/2018 to
19/12/2018
<1 m²
<1 m²
lack of privacy for toilet, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to warm water, overcrowding, passive smoking, insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of or insufficient electric light, lack of fresh air
1,000
17393/19
05/03/2019
Vitaliy Sergeyevich STRIZHNEV
1991
van
14/11/2018 to
17/11/2018
0.23 m²
overcrowding
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
17481/19
13/03/2019
Lenar Mullayanovich YUSUPOV
1980
van
25/09/2015 to
01/02/2019
0.25 m²
overcrowding, no handrails in a van, lack of fresh air, passive smoking, inadequate temperature, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of or insufficient electric light
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
17578/19
04/03/2019
Yuriy Vladimirovich SHAGAYKO
1982
van, train, two occasions of transport between the detention facilities
10/10/2018 to
22/10/2018
< 0.5 m²
overcrowding, poor quality of potable water, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of fresh air
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
17593/19
11/03/2019
Yuriy Dmitriyevich YARKOV
1985
train
17/10/2018 to
19/10/2018
0.3 m²
overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of fresh air, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to potable water
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
17982/19
16/03/2019
Eduard Ildarovich ABZALOV
1978
transit cell, van, train
17/09/2018 to
24/12/2018
0.2 m²
overcrowding, mouldy or dirty cell, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, passive smoking, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, lack of fresh air, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of sitting places, no ventilation, poor quality of potable water, no or restricted access to running water, lack of privacy for toilet, inadequate temperature, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to shower
Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention after conviction - poor conditions of detention in the correctional colony IK-11 of the Nizhniy Novgorod Region since 27/02/2017, pending as of 16/09/2022; poor quality of food, passive smoking, overcrowding, no or restricted access to warm water, no or restricted access to toilet, mouldy or dirty cell, lack of privacy for toilet, inadequate temperature, lack of fresh air, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, infestation of cell with insects/rodents
13,500
18180/19
15/03/2019
Sergey Anatolyevich STROITEL
1976
transit cell, train
25/10/2018 to
09/11/2018
overcrowding, passive smoking, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to potable water, poor quality of food
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
18308/19
13/03/2019
Artysh-ool Semis-oolovich SARYGLAR
1985
van, round trip from the colony to the prison hospital, more than 2 hours of trip
20/02/2019 to
06/03/2019
0.3 m²
overcrowding, no or restricted access to potable water, lack of or insufficient natural light
1,000
18310/19
20/03/2019
Aleksandr Vladimirovich MOROZOV
1988
van
07/09/2018 to
26/09/2018
0.5 m²
overcrowding, lack of fresh air, cold temperature, no access to toilet, no access to potable water, no facilities for eating food
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
18320/19
24/03/2019
Sergey Nikolayevich LUSHKOV
1975
van, numerous occasions of transport between the detention facility and the courthouse
30/01/2018 to
04/03/2019
train, van
04/06/2019
0.3 m²
lack of fresh air, overcrowding, no or restricted access to toilet
lack of fresh air, insufficient number of sleeping places, inadequate temperature, overcrowding
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
18377/19
20/03/2019
Nikita Vyacheslavovich GOLTSOV
1988
van, transit cell
14/11/2018 to
17/11/2018
0.3 m²
inadequate temperature, lack of fresh air, passive smoking, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to potable water, lack of or insufficient electric light
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
18688/19
10/06/2019
Sergey Nikolayevich FINCHENKO
1981
van / train / transit cells (IK-8 Bashkortostan Republic – SIZO‑1 Ufa - SIZO-1 Ryazan - SIZO-1 Rostov-on-Don – SIZO‑2 Pyatigorsk - IK-4 Stavropol Region)
17/12/2018 to
17/01/2019
overcrowding, insufficient number of sleeping places, lack of seats in prison vans
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
18733/19
21/03/2019
Aleksey Valeryevich MARKELOV
1993
transit cell, van, train
15/01/2019 to
16/01/2019
van, transit cell
12/02/2019 to
12/02/2019
0.2-0.8 m²
0.3-0.4 m²
overcrowding, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of fresh air, no or restricted access to potable water, inadequate temperature, lack or inadequate furniture, lack of or insufficient electric light
overcrowding, lack of fresh air, lack or inadequate furniture, lack or insufficient quantity of food, mouldy or dirty cell, no or restricted access to toilet, inadequate temperature
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
1,000
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
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