Published on 30 October 2023
THIRD SECTION
Application no. 42771/19
Pavel Nikolayevich YEMANOV against Russia
and 22 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 inadequate conditions of detention under strict imprisonment regime which are the subject of well-established case law of the Court (see N.T. v. Russia, no. 14727/11, 2 June 2020).
APPENDIX – STATEMENT OF FACTS
List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention
(inadequate conditions of detention under strict imprisonment regime)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Facility
Start and end date of detention under strict regime
Other complaints under well-established case-law
42771/19*
28/10/2019
Pavel Nikolayevich YEMANOV
1976
IK-6 Orenburg Region
25/03/2004-04/07/2019
50661/19*
09/12/2019
Petr Gennadyevich SHADRIN
1974
IK-6 Orenburg Region, IK-6 Khabarovsk Region
Since 14/03/2001 until unspecified date
On unspecified date the applicant was transferred from strict (строгие условия) to ordinary regime (обычные условия)
Art. 3 - torture or inhuman or degrading treatment - routine handcuffing in IK-6, Orenburg Region between 14/03/2001 to 10/07/2019, Shlykov and Others v. Russia, nos. 78638/11 and 3 others, §§ 77-93, 19 January 2021,
Art. 8 (1) - permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities - detention in different cells with video surveillance, opposite-sex operators in IK-6, Orenburg Region between 14/03/2001 and 10/07/2019 and in IK-6, Khabarovsk Region since 09/08/2019,
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of permanent video surveillance in detention facilities,
Art. 8 (1) - allocation or transfer to a remote penal facility irrespective of family life considerations - placement to a penal facility thousands kilometres away from the residence of his family
6523/20*
09/01/2020
Leonid Leonidovich ISAYEV
1975
IK-18 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region
21/03/2008 to 16/08/2019
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions during transport,
Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention during transport –
1) Two prison train trips between 16/08/2019 and 25/08/2019. Specific grievances: lack of fresh air, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, bunk beds, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to potable water;
2) Multiple prison van trips from 03/09/2019 to 23/01/2020 in extremely overcrowded conditions
31437/20*
08/07/2020
Viktor Mikhaylovich KUZMIN
1968
Yelena Leonidovna Kharionovskaya
Vologda
IK-5 Vologda Region
10/11/1994 - 28/03/2002 - strict regime (строгие условия)
28/03/2002 - 23/05/2012 - ordinary regime (обычные условия)
23/05/2012 - pending - facilitated regime (облегченные условия)
Art. 3 - torture or inhuman or degrading treatment - routine handcuffing at the IK-5 Vologda Region since 10/11/1994 - pending (Shlykov and Others v. Russia, nos. 78638/11 and 3 others, §§ 77-93, 19 January 2021)
46109/20*
30/09/2020
Vladimir Stepanovich GEORGIYEV
1960
Yelena Leonidovna Kharionovskaya
Vologda
IK-5 Vologda Region
01/08/1994 - 10/02/2002 - strict regime (строгие условия)
10/02/2002 - 30/01/2013 - ordinary regime (обычные условия)
30/01/2013 - pending - facilitated regime (облегченные условия)
50059/20*
29/10/2020
Igor Petrovich FADEYEV
1972
IK-6 Orenburg Region, IK-6 Khabarovsk Region
since 03/11/2000 the applicant was detained under strict regime (строгие условия);
on unspecified date he was transferred to ordinary regime (обычные условия)
53109/20*
23/10/2020
Vadim Fedorovich POSTONOGOV
1988
Yuliya Sergeyevna Gaynutdinova
Kazan
IK-56 Sverdlovsk Region, IK-6 Khabarovsk Region
13/07/2010 - 14/02/2019 - strict regime (строгие условия);
14/09/2019 - pending - ordinary regime (обычные условия)
54469/20*
16/11/2020
Ayrat Kavyyevich GIMRANOV
1961
IK-5 Vologda Region
21/06/2006 - 07/06/2017 strict regime (строгие условия);
07/06/2017 - pending - ordinary regime (обычные условия)
Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention - routine handcuffing in IK-5 Vologda Region (Shlykov and Others v. Russia, nos. 78638/11 and 3 others, §§ 77-93, 19 January 2021),
Art. 8 (1) - permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities - detention in different cells with video surveillance in IK-5 Vologda Region
2556/21*
23/11/2020
Oleg Vyacheslavovich TSYBULKIN
1962
IK-5 Vologda Region
10/11/1994 - 24/01/2001 - strict regime (строгие условия);
24/01/2001 - 28/03/2011 - ordinary regime (обычные условия);
28/03/2011 - pending - facilitated regime (облегченные условия)
Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention - routine handcuffing in IK-5 Vologda Region, since 10/11/1994, Shlykov and Others v. Russia, nos. 78638/11 and 3 others, §§ 77-93, 19 January 2021,
Art. 8 (1) - permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities - detention in different cells with video surveillance in IK-5 Vologda Region, since 10/11/1994
5068/21*
14/12/2020
Vladimir Valeryevich ORESHKOV
1970
IK-2 Perm Region
Detention is pending since 05/08/2004.
On unspecified date the applicant was transferred from strict (строгие условия) to ordinary regime (обычные условия).
Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention - in IK-2 Perm Region (overcrowding, 2.2 sq. m of personal space per inmate) since 05/08/2004,
Art. 3 - torture or inhuman or degrading treatment - routine handcuffing in IK-2 Perm Region since 05/08/2004 (Shlykov and Others v. Russia, nos. 78638/11 and 3 others, §§ 77-93, 19 January 2021)
8418/21*
16/12/2020
Sergey Yuryevich DYACHKOV
1969
IK-5 Vologda Region
20/03/1995 - 20/04/2002 - strict regime (строгие условия)
20/04/2002 - pending - ordinary regime (обычные условия)
Art. 8 (1) - permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities - detention in cells with video surveillance in IK-5 Vologda Region since 20/03/1995,
Art. 3 - torture or inhuman or degrading treatment - routine handcuffing in IK-5 Vologda Region since 20/03/1995
13934/21*
11/01/2021
Pavel Vladimirovich FEDOROV
1963
IK-5 Vologda Region
Detention is pending since 01/08/1994.
In 2020 the applicant was transferred from strict (строгие условия) to ordinary regime (обычные условия)
Art. 3 - torture or inhuman or degrading treatment - routine handcuffing in IK 5 Vologda Region since 01/08/1994 (Shlykov and Others v. Russia, nos. 78638/11 and 3 others, §§ 77-93, 19 January 2021),
Art. 8 (1) - permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities - detention in different cells with video surveillance in IK-5 Vologda Region since 01/08/1994
20346/21*
27/03/2021
Bogdan Mikhaylovich UZENOV
1969
Tatyana Robertovna Yesina
Sevastopol
IK-6 Orenburg Region, IK-6 Khabarovsk Region
Since 20/06/2002 until unspecified date.
On unspecified date the applicant was transferred from strict (строгие условия) to ordinary regime (обычные условия)
Art. 3 - use of metal cages and/or other security arrangements in courtrooms - the applicant’s placement in a metal cage during the hearings in the Amur Town Court on 12/11/2020 (via video-link)
21916/21*
31/03/2021
Yuriy Yuryevich DENISOV
1963
Yelena Leonidovna Kharionovskaya
Vologda
IK-5 Vologda Region
Since 01/08/1994 until unspecified date.
On unspecified date the applicant was transferred from strict (строгие условия) to ordinary regime (обычные условия). Since January 2013 he is being detained under facilitated regime (облегченные условия).
22061/21*
05/05/2021
Sergey Ivanovich IONOV
1980
Tatyana Robertovna Yesina
Sevastopol
IK-56 Sverdlovsk Region, IK-6 Khabarovsk Region
11/12/2009 - 04/06/2020 - strict regime (строгие условия);
05/06/2020 – pending on the date the application was lodged - ordinary regime (обычные условия)
Art. 8 (1) - permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities - detention in different cells with video surveillance in IK-6 Khabarovsk Region since 09/01/2018,
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of permanent video surveillance in detention facilities -
22681/21*
24/04/2021
Nikolay Sergeyevich YUSUPOV
1952
IK-5 Vologda Region
14/07/1998 - 23/04/2004 - strict regime (строгие условия);
24/04/2004 - pending on the date when the application was lodged with the Court - ordinary regime (обычные условия)
30759/21*
11/05/2021
Ruslan Kazymovich KUBASHEV
1985
IK-56 Sverdlovsk Region, IK-6 Khabarovsk Region
03/12/2009 - 19/04/2018 - strict regime (строгие условия);
20/04/2018 - pending (обычные условия)
41332/21*
23/07/2021
Vitaliy Anatolyevich SUKHININ
1969
IK-5 Vologda Region
Since 25/08/1994.
In 2002 the applicant was transferred from strict (строгие условия) to ordinary regime (обычные условия)
Art. 3 - torture or inhuman or degrading treatment - routine handcuffing at IK-5 Vologda Region since 23/08/1994 (Shlykov and Others v. Russia, nos. 78638/11 and 3 others, §§ 77-93, 19 January 2021)
52772/21*
13/10/2021
Dmitriy Leonidovich GRIDIN
1968
Yelena Leonidovna Kharionovskaya
Vologda
IK-5 Vologda Region
Since 29/07/1996 until unspecified date.
On unspecified date the applicant was transferred from strict (строгие условия) to ordinary regime (обычные условия). Since 07/11/2013 he is being detained under facilitated regime (облегченные условия).
Art. 3 - torture or inhuman or degrading treatment - routine handcuffing in IK-5 Vologda Region between 29/07/1996 and 10/2021 (Shlykov and Others v. Russia, nos. 78638/11 and 3 others, §§ 77-93, 19 January 2021),
Art. 8 (1) - permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities - detention in different cells with video surveillance in IK-5 Vologda Region since 29/07/1996 – pending on the date when the application was lodged with the Court,
Art. 3 - use of metal cages and/or other security arrangements in courtrooms - the applicant’s placement in a metal cage during the hearings in the Vologda Regional Court on 29/04/2021.
2948/22*
06/12/2021
Zufar Zakiyevich KULMUKHAMETOV
1983
***
Yuriy Sergeyevich KRYUKOV
1994
Anatoliy Bogdanovich AYRIKH
1985
IK-6 Khabarovsk Region
20/09/2015 –
Pending on the date when the application was lodged with the Court
14081/22*
19/02/2022
Leonid Aleksandrovich KOSTAREV
1962
IK-2 Perm Region
22/01/2001 – pending on the date when the application was lodged with the Court
Art. 3 - torture or inhuman or degrading treatment - the applicant’s routine handcuffing in the IK-2 Perm Region since 22/01/2001 - pending because of him being a life prisoner
32483/22*
24/03/2022
Arasul Pavlovich KHUBIYEV
1977
IK-2 Perm Region
15/01/2003 -30/01/2014, 01/09/2014 - pending on the date when the application was lodged with the Court
40690/22*
08/07/2022
Sergey Borisovich KUTNYUK
1969
Aleksey Sergeyevich IVANOV
1995
Vadim Aleksandrovich MAKAROV
1984
Anton Sergeyevich MALYUTIN
1987
Yuliya Sergeyevna Gaynutdinova
Kazan
IK-6 Khabarovsk Region
1) Applicant Kutnyuk
09/04/2018 - pending on the date when the application was lodged with the Court;
2) applicant Molyutin
09/12/2018 - pending on the date when the application was lodged with the Court;
3) applicant Ivanov 17/10/2017 - pending on the date when the application was lodged with the Court;
4) applicant Makarov 09/04/2018 - pending on the date when the application was lodged with the Court
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