Communicated on 29 January 2018
THIRD SECTION
Application no. 22690/17
Aleksandr Viktorovich GRIBOV against Russia
and 4 other applications
(see list appended)
SUBJECT MATTER OF the CASE
The applications concern conditions of detention during short periods (akin to Muršić v. Croatia [GC], no. 7334/13, §§ 151-53, 20 October 2016; Yefimenko v. Russia, no. 152/04, §§ 63-84, 12 February 2013; Nemtsov v. Russia, no. 1774/11, §§ 118-21, 31 July 2014; Shkarupa v. Russia, no. 36461/05, §§ 54-57, 15 January 2015; Yevgeniy Bogdanov v. Russia, no. 22405/04, §§ 80, 84, 26 February 2015; and Sadretdinov v. Russia, no. 17564/06, §§ 48-57, 24 May 2016).
The applicants were detained in “special detention centres” for administrative arrestees of Kostroma. For additional details see the Appendix.
QUESTIONS
1. Did the material conditions of the applicants’ detention in the facilities and on the dates indicated in the Appendix amount to inhuman or degrading treatment?
2. The Government are requested to comment on all aspects of the conditions of detention which the applicants complained of. They are asked to produce documents indicating the dimensions of the applicants’ cells and the number of inmates, in particular an extract from the cell population register, and the layout plan of the cells indicating the placement of windows, toilets and furniture.
3. Did the applicants have at their disposal an effective domestic remedy for their complaints under Article 3, as required by Article 13 of the Convention?Click here to enter text.
APPENDIX
No.
Application no.
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of birth
Place of residence
Detention facility
Start and end date of detention
Sq. m. per inmate
Specific grievances
22690/17
06/03/2017
Aleksandr Viktorovich GRIBOV
08/07/1979
Zarubino
Special detention centre for administrative arrestees, p. Karavayevo
17/01/2017 to 22/01/2017
2.3
lack or inadequate furniture, lack of bedding, poor quality of food, lack of (sufficient) natural light, insufficient electric light, lack of fresh air, no access to shower
22694/17
06/03/2017
Vladimir Nikolayevich SOKOLOV
11/01/1962
Kostroma
Special detention centre for administrative arrestees, p. Karavayevo
26/01/2017 to 01/02/2017
2.3
lack or inadequate furniture, lack of bedding, lack of (sufficient) light, lack of fresh air, no access to shower, poor quality of food
23203/17
11/03/2017
Maksim Vladimirovich GRUZDEV
20/06/1975
Kostroma
Special detention centre for administrative arrestees, p. Karavayevo
20/01/2017 to 25/01/2017
0.8-1.8
insufficient number of beds in the cell, lack or inadequate furniture, lack of bedding, poor quality of food, lack of (sufficient) natural light, insufficient electric light, lack of fresh air, no access to shower, toilet not separated from the rest of the cell
32568/17
10/04/2017
Roman Ivanovich SIDOROV
09/08/1978
Karavayevo
Special detention centre for administrative arrestees, p. Karavayevo
25/01/2017 to 04/02/2017
2.3
lack or inadequate furniture, lack of bedding, poor quality of food, lack of (sufficient) natural light, insufficient electric light, lack of fresh air, no access to shower, toilet not separated from the rest of the cell
32569/17
10/04/2017
Igor Vasilyevich VLASOV
28/04/1974
Kostroma
Special detention centre for administrative arrestees Kostroma (Sverdlova str.)
15/12/2016 to 20/12/2016
2.3
lack or inadequate furniture, lack of bedding, poor quality of food, lack of (sufficient) natural light, insufficient electric light, lack of fresh air, no access to shower, toilet not separated from the rest of the cell
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