IATRIDIS AND OTHERS v. GREECE - 25993/17 (Judgment : Prohibition of torture : First Section Committee) French Text [2020] ECHR 830 (19 November 2020)

IATRIDIS AND OTHERS v. GREECE - 25993/17 (Judgment : Prohibition of torture : First Section Committee) French Text [2020] ECHR 830 (19 November 2020)

There was a violation of Article 3 ECHR for the applicant in application no. 32048/17 during periods when personal space was below 3m²; no violation for other applicants or periods where space exceeded 3m². There was a violation of Article 13 ECHR combined with Article 3 for all applicants due to lack of effective remedies for general detention conditions.

Citation
[2020] ECHR 830
Parties
Applicant: Andreas-Xanthippos Iatridis; Applicant: Tihomir Mitsovski; Applicant: Daniel Stefan Manolea; Respondent: Hellenic Republic (Greece)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Judgment Date
19 November 2020
Procedural Posture
Human Rights Application / Final Judgment
Outcome
Partly allowed, partly dismissed
Legal Topics
Prohibition of Torture, Prison Conditions, Right to an Effective Remedy, Article 3 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Human Rights Law Criminal Law Prohibition of Torture Prison Conditions Right to an Effective Remedy Article 3 ECHR Article 13 ECHR

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Parties

Andreas-Xanthippos Iatridis

Applicant

Tihomir Mitsovski

Applicant

Daniel Stefan Manolea

Applicant

Hellenic Republic (Greece)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Human Rights Application / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicants' conditions of detention in Larissa Prison violated Article 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment)
  2. 2 Whether the applicants had an effective remedy as required by Article 13 of the Convention

Ratio Decidendi

There was a violation of Article 3 ECHR for the applicant in application no. 32048/17 during periods when personal space was below 3m²; no violation for other applicants or periods where space exceeded 3m². There was a violation of Article 13 ECHR combined with Article 3 for all applicants due to lack of effective remedies for general detention conditions.

Court Disposition

Partly allowed, partly dismissed

Orders

  • Joins the applications;
  • Declares the applications admissible;