Published on 30 October 2023
FIRST SECTION
Application no. 8461/20
Aleksandr Vitalyevich GORBENKO against Russia
and 43 other applications
(see list appended)
PROCEDURAL INFORMATION
Following a preliminary examination of the admissibility of the applications on 5 October 2023, the Court decided, under Rule 54 § 2 (b) of the Rules of Court, that notice of the applications should be given to the Government of Russia.
In the applications marked by an asterisk, other complaints were raised. This part of the applications has been struck out of the Court’s list of cases or declared inadmissible by the Court, sitting in a single-judge formation, assisted by a rapporteur as provided for in Article 24 § 2 of the Convention.
In the enclosed list of applications, whenever an applicant is referred to using initials, this indicates that the Court has authorised anonymity for that person, whose identity will not be disclosed to the public (Rule 47 § 4).
For further information on the procedure following communication of an application brought against Russia, subject of well-established case law of the Court, please refer to the Court’s website.
SUBJECT MATTER
The applications concern complaints raised under Article 3 of the Convention relating to use of metal cages and/or other security arrangements in courtrooms which are the subject of well-established case law of the Court (see Svinarenko and Slyadnev v. Russia [GC], nos. 32541/08 and 43441/08, ECHR 2014 (extracts) and Vorontsov and Others v. Russia, nos. 59655/14 and 2 others, 31 January 2017).
APPENDIX – STATEMENT OF FACTS
List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention
(use of metal cages and/or other security arrangements in courtrooms)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Name of the court
Date of the relevant judgment
Start date
End date
Other complaints under well-established case-law
8461/20
28/01/2020
Aleksandr Vitalyevich GORBENKO
1991
Ust-Abakanskiy District Court of the Republic of Khakassia
10/01/2020
26/04/2017
10/01/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
11463/21
03/02/2021
Aleksey Aleksandrovich YAGUBKIN
1984
Insarskiy District Court of the Republic of Mordovia
04/08/2020
04/08/2020
04/08/2020
12272/21*
20/04/2021
Nikita Yuryevicha POPOV
1988
Khatangskiy District Court of the Krasnoyarsk Region
06/11/2020
06/11/2020
06/11/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
13335/21*
10/02/2021
Sergey Aleksandrovich BARANOV
1967
Zheleznodorozhnyy District Court of Chita, Zabaykalskiy Regional Court (video link)
22/09/2020
28/07/2020
22/09/2020
13582/21*
03/02/2021
Dmitriy Aleksandrovich SUVOROV
1984
Petrodvortsovyy District Court of St Petersburg
04/08/2020
22/05/2020
04/08/2020
Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention during transport - Inadequate conditions of transport in a van (0.2 sq. m. of personal space, overcrowding, lack of fresh air, lack of or insufficient electric light) from 03/07/2020 to 04/08/2020;
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings and in respect of inadequate conditions of detention during transport
14688/21
23/02/2021
Grigoriy Ivanovich KORZHOV
1973
Dzerzhinskiy District Court of Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Regional Court (video link)
23/10/2020
23/11/2019
23/10/2020
15163/21
09/02/2021
Nikolay Sergeyevich LOBKOV
1995
Ukhta Town Court of the Republic of Komi
27/01/2021
09/04/2020
27/01/2021
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
15170/21
03/02/2021
Mikhail Sergeyevich SARIYEV
1988
Chernovskiy District Court of Chita
02/02/2021
15/06/2020
02/02/2021
15171/21
04/02/2021
Maksim Yuryevich KLIMOV
1987
Chernovskiy District Court of Chita
30/11/2020
18/10/2019
30/11/2020
15186/21
18/02/2021
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich BELASH
1992
Ukhta Town Court of the Republic of Komi
21/01/2021
26/06/2020
21/01/2021
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
15247/21*
17/09/2021
David Aleksandrovich KYACHEV
1976
Zheleznodorozhnyy District Court of Krasnoyarsk
19/07/2021
03/12/2020
19/07/2021
15611/21*
24/02/2021
Aleksandr Igorevich TELEGIN
1986
Lomonosovskiy District Court of Arkhangelsk
27/01/2021
Unknown, pending on the date when the application was lodged
15659/21
18/02/2021
Aleksandr Sergeyevich KOPYLOV
1987
Krasnoyarsk Regional Court
19/08/2020
12/02/2020
19/08/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
15669/21*
24/02/2021
Aleksey Nikolayevich PODYACHEV
1977
Ivdel Town Court of the Sverdlovsk Region (video link)
01/12/2020
17/12/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
15695/21
01/03/2021
Ramin Magamed ogly ALIYEV
1978
Belorechenskiy District Court of the Krasnodar Region, Krasnodar Regional Court (video link)
01/10/2020
30/05/2019
01/10/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
15782/21
01/03/2021
Vladimir Aleksandrovich MURASHKIN
1985
Belorechenskiy District Court of the Krasnodar Region, Krasnodar Regional Court (video link)
01/10/2020
30/05/2019
01/10/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
15846/21
04/03/2021
Vladimir Igorevich NOVIK
1988
Oktyabrskiy District Court of Arkhangelsk
24/09/2020
Unknown, pending on the date when the application was lodged
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
15849/21
08/02/2021
Marina Vladimirovna MIKHAYLOVA
1992
Yoshkar-Ola Town Court of the Republic of Mariy El
11/11/2020
06/11/2020
11/11/2020
16055/21*
25/02/2021
Zubaydullo Sharifovich REZMONOV
1981
Tsentalniy District Court of Krasnoyarsk
23/05/2020
23/09/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
16057/21
24/02/2021
Nikolay Mikhaylovich KOZLOVSKIY
1983
Kirovskiy District Court of Krasnoyarsk
18/02/2021
05/11/2020
18/02/2021
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
17061/21
10/03/2021
Aleksey Vasilyevich KUKLIN
1984
Ingodinskiy District Court of Chita, Zabaykalskiy Regional Court
30/11/2020
26/03/2020
30/11/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
17370/21*
10/03/2021
Viktor Stepanovich DOBRIOGLO
1971
Gorodishchenskiy District Court of the Volgograd Region, Volgograd Regional Court (video link)
15/12/2020
16/07/2020
15/12/2020
17399/21
02/03/2021
Nikita Nikolayevich BLINOV
1991
Slobodskoy District Court of the Kirov Region
12/01/2021
13/08/2020
12/01/2021
19610/21*
16/06/2021
Igor Viktorovich BOCHKAREV
1986
Vorkuta Town Court of the Republic of Komi
17/12/2020
23/10/2020
17/12/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
19881/21
10/03/2021
Pavel Andreyevich FETISOV
1984
Ukhta Town Court of the Republic of Komi
15/12/2020
16/04/2020
15/12/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
20345/21
11/03/2021
Aleksandr Vladimirovich KONSTANTINOV
1978
Ukhta Town Court of the Republic of Komi
22/12/2020
05/08/2020
22/12/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
20357/21
22/03/2021
Vadim Vladislavovich GORBULYA
1973
Primorskiy District Court of St Petersburg
01/10/2020
08/07/2019
01/10/2020
21048/21
31/03/2021
Sergey Aleksandrovich PUSHKIN
1991
Ezhvinskiy District Court of Syktyvkar
31/08/2020
Unknown, pending on the date when the application was lodged
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
21076/21*
11/03/2021
Nikita Vladimirovich PANKRATOV
2000
Ukhta Town Court of the Republic of Komi
28/01/2021
01/08/2020
28/01/2021
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
22549/21
18/08/2021
Kirill Yevgenyevich AVDEYEV
1982
Sovetskiy District Court of Krasnoyarsk
11/06/2021
05/05/2019
11/06/2021
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
22636/21*
07/04/2021
Denis Olegovich RENSKOV
1987
Moscow City Court
07/10/2020
07/10/2020
07/10/2020
22744/21
07/04/2021
Mikhail Vladimirovich KOROBEYNIKOV
1984
Ukhta Town Court of the Republic of Komi
02/11/2020
25/06/2020
02/11/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
22750/21
09/04/2021
Yevgeniy Vasilyevich PARNACHEV
1981
Sysolskiy District Court of the Republic of Komi
21/10/2020
20/10/2020
21/10/2020
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
22838/21
29/03/2021
Yan Yuryevich KYDYYEV
1992
Tsentralniy District Court of Krasnoyarsk
04/03/2019
Unknown, pending on the date when the application was lodged
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
24279/21
26/08/2021
Omar Gazimagomedovich ISMAILOV
1978
Supreme Court of the Republic of Dagestan
07/07/2021
07/07/2021
Art. 8 (1) - permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities - Permanent video surveillance in the solitary confinement cell (PKT) of IK-8 Komi Republic where the applicant was placed between 20/02/2021 and 24/11/2021;
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of permanent video surveillance in detention facilities
24422/21*
14/09/2021
Pavel Aleksandrovich LEVIYAYNEN
1973
Sverdlovskiy District Court of Krasnoyarsk
12/10/2020
27/07/2021
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
25324/21
11/03/2021
Grigoriy Vadimovich SEREBROV
1996
Inta Town Court of the Republic of Komi
12/11/2020
Unknown, pending on the date when the application was lodged
25363/21
30/04/2021
Aleksandr Alekseyevich SHLENCHAK
1983
Tsentralniy District Court of Khabarovsk
11/11/2020
11/11/2020
11/11/2020
25565/21*
24/08/2021
Stanislav Nikolayevich OVCHINNIKOV
1988
Syktyvkar Town Court of the Republic of Komi
16/02/2021
13/05/2021
25627/21*
18/06/2021
Anatoliy Vladimirovich TIKHONOV
1989
Sharypovo Town Court of the Krasnoyarsk Region
09/03/2021
17/09/2020
09/03/2021
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
26105/21*
05/05/2021
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich LITVINOV
1975
Yurga Town Court of the Kemerovo Region, Kemerovo Regional Court
18/01/2021
17/07/2020
18/01/2021
Art. 34 - hindrance in the exercise of the right of individual petition - The application form is signed by the applicant’s wife. The applicant alleges that the colony’s administration (IK-41 Kemerovo Region) does not allow him to send correspondence, copy the documents, and threatens him with a punishment cell.
27901/21
22/04/2021
Andrey Valeryevich YEMELYASHIN
1972
Uyar Town Court of the Krasnoyarsk Region
21/04/2020
05/04/2021
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
28284/21*
06/07/2021
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich GORNOV
1986
First Appellate Court (video link)
27/01/2021
21/12/2020
27/01/2021
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
28341/21*
29/03/2021
Ivan Viktorovich GOLOSHCHAPOV
1994
Kalininskiy District Court of St Petersburg
24/03/2021
22/06/2020
24/03/21
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of placement in a metal cage during court hearings
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