KARTELIS AND OTHERS v. GREECE - 53077/13 (Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) : Court (First Section Committee)) French Text [2016] ECHR 16 (07 January 2016)

KARTELIS AND OTHERS v. GREECE - 53077/13 (Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) : Court (First Section Committee)) French Text [2016] ECHR 16 (07 January 2016)

The Court found that the applicant no. 10 was subjected to prison conditions amounting to inhuman or degrading treatment under Article 3 due to severe overcrowding and lack of personal space, and that no effective remedy was available under Article 13. For applicants released before filing, domestic remedies were...

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Citation
[2016] ECHR 16
Parties
Applicant: Romanos Kartelis et autres (28 applicants, names in annex); Respondent: Republic of Greece
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Application Under Article 34 ECHR / Judgment (merits and Just Satisfaction), First Section Committee
Outcome
Partially allowed, partially struck out, partially dismissed
Legal Topics
Prison Conditions, Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, Effective Remedy
Human Rights Law International Law Prison Conditions Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment Effective Remedy

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Parties

Romanos Kartelis et autres (28 applicants, names in annex)

Applicant

Republic of Greece

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application Under Article 34 ECHR / Judgment (merits and Just Satisfaction), First Section Committee

  1. 1 Whether prison conditions in Diavata violated Article 3 ECHR
  2. 2 Whether applicants had access to an effective remedy under Article 13 ECHR

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found that the applicant no. 10 was subjected to prison conditions amounting to inhuman or degrading treatment under Article 3 due to severe overcrowding and lack of personal space, and that no effective remedy was available under Article 13. For applicants released before filing, domestic remedies were not exhausted, so their claims were inadmissible.

Court Disposition

Partially allowed, partially struck out, partially dismissed

Orders

  • Struck out for applicants nos. 1-9, 11-13, 15-16, 18-24, and 26-28 due to friendly settlement
  • Dismissed for applicants nos. 14, 17, and 25 for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies