CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 19 janvier 2023

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padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .sB217F55D { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; font-size:8pt } .sF1A05B5 { width:9.06%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s3B1F0420 { width:27.54%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } FOURTH SECTION DECISION Application no. 51226/20 José António DA SILVA MONTEIRO against Portugal and 7 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 19   January 2023 as a Committee composed of:   Armen Harutyunyan , President ,   Anja Seibert-Fohr,   Ana Maria Guerra Martins , judges , and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table, Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicants, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The list of applicants is set out in the appended table. The applicants’ complaints under Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention and the lack of an effective remedy in this respect were communicated to the Portuguese Government (“the Government”). THE LAW Joinder of the applications Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. Complaints under Article 3 of the Convention (inadequate conditions of detention) In the present applications, having examined all the material before it, the Court considers that for the reasons stated below, the complaints about the conditions of detention are inadmissible.   Conditions of detention concerning the last period of detention The applicants were detained in different prison facilities. During their last, most recent and/or current period of detention, the applicants were detained at, Coimbra Prison (application no. 51226/20), Sintra Prison (application no. 33029/21), Carregueira Prison (applications nos.   36258/21 and 37660/21), Izeda Prison (application no. 49328/21), Leiria Prison (application no. 51159/21), and Caxias Prison (applications nos.   52055/21 and 53416/21). Having regard to all of the available material and the parties’ arguments, the Court finds that it cannot establish that the applicants suffered in these prison facilities from severe overcrowding of the kind that could entail, on its own, a violation of Article 3 (see Muršić v. Croatia [GC], no.   7334/13, 20   October 2016) nor can it be found that the cumulative effect of the other aspects of the detention which the applicants complained about reached the threshold of severity required to characterise the treatment as inhuman or degrading within the meaning of Article 3 (see Bokor v. Portugal , no.   5227/18, § 34, 10 December 2020). In view of the above, the Court finds that the complaints related to these periods of the applicants’ detention (for further details see the appended table) are manifestly ill-founded and must be rejected in accordance with Article   35 §§   3 a) and 4 of the Convention.   Conditions of detention before their last prison transfer Concerning applications nos. 51226/20, 37660/21, 49328/21, 52055/21, and 53416/21, in light of the conclusion above, the Court finds that the applicants’ transfer to the last prison facility interrupted the “continuing situation” of their conditions of detention. Therefore, the applicants’ complaints concerning the conditions of detention regarding the period prior to their last prison transfer are belated (see Ananyev and Others v.   Russia , nos.   42525/07 and 60800/08, §§ 75-78, 10 January 2012); and must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention. Remaining complaints Under Article 13 of the Convention, the applicants in applications nos.   33029/21, 36258/21, 37660/21, 51159/21, 52055/21, and 53416/21, complained of the lack of an effective remedy in respect of their conditions of detention. The Court notes that, according to its established case-law, Article 13 of the Convention applies only where an individual has an “arguable claim” to be victim of a violation of a Convention right (see Boyle and Rice v. the United Kingdom , 27 April 1988, § 52, Series A no. 131, and Narcisio v. Netherlands (dec.), no. 47810/99, 27 January 2005). Having regard to the findings above as to the applicants’ complaints under Article   3 of the Convention about their conditions of detention, the Court concludes that they are not “arguable” for the purposes of Article 13. It follows that this complaint must also be rejected in accordance with Article 35 §§ 3 and 4 of the Convention. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Declares the applications inadmissible. Done in English and notified in writing on 9 February 2023.     Viktoriya Maradudina   Armen Harutyunyan   Acting Deputy Registrar   President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article   3 of the Convention (inadequate conditions of detention) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Representative’s name and location Facility Start and end date Duration Sq. m per inmate Specific grievances     51226/20 10/11/2020 José António DA SILVA MONTEIRO 1976 Rodrigo Mendes Martins Lisbon Judicial Prison of Porto 06/02/2002 to 08/02/2002 3 days     Porto Prison 08/02/2002 to 01/04/2004 2 years and 1 months and 25 days     Coimbra Prison 01/04/2004 to 22/12/2007 3 years and 8 months and 22 days     Coimbra Prison 22/12/2007 to 15/02/2021 13 years and 2 months and 22 days     Coimbra Prison 15/02/2021 to 01/03/2021 15 days   Coimbra Prison 01/03/2021 to 31/05/2021 3 months     Coimbra Prison 31/05/2021 to 14/06/2021 15 days     Coimbra Prison 14/06/2021 to 30/09/2021 3 months and 17 days     Coimbra Prison 30/09/2021 to 11/10/2021 12 days     Coimbra Prison 11/10/2021 pending More than 1 year and 29 days 3 inmates 2.3 m² 1 toilet       2 inmates 3.5 m² 1 toilet       8 inmates 1.5 m² 1 toilet       1 inmate 5.67 m² 1 toilet       1 inmate 16.74 m² 1 toilet       1 inmate 5.67 m² 1 toilet       3 inmates 10.44 m² 1 toilet       1 inmate 5.67 m² 1 toilet       1 inmate 16.74 m² 1 toilet       1 inmate 5.67 m² 1 toilet lack of or insufficient natural light, mouldy or dirty cell, lack of privacy for toilet, lack of or inadequate mattress and bed linen, inadequate temperature, passive smoking,     lack of or poor quality of mattress and bed linen, lack of privacy for toilet, inadequate temperature, overcrowding, mouldy or dirty cell, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, passive smoking,     overcrowding, passive smoking, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of or insufficient electric light, inadequate temperature, mouldy or dirty cell,     lack of or restricted access to leisure or educational activities, infestation of cell with insects/rodents       idem           idem           idem           idem           idem           idem     33029/21 18/06/2021 Aparício Rodrigues TAVARES BAMBI 1986 Vítor Carreto Torres Vedras Sintra Prison 07/05/2021 to 19/08/2021 3 months and 13 days   Sintra Prison 19/08/2021 pending More than 1 year and 2 months and 20 days 3 inmates 4.2 m² 1 toilet     1 inmate 5.18 m² 1 toilet lack of fresh air, lack of privacy for toilet         idem     36258/21 09/07/2021 Adelino DE SEIXAS LAMAS 1957 Vítor Carreto Torres Vedras Carregueira Prison 10/05/2017 to 01/01/2019 1 year and 7 months and 23 days   Carregueira Prison 01/01/2019 pending More than 3 years and 10 months and 8 days 5 inmates 6.14 m² 1 toilet         6 inmates 5.12 m² 1 toilet poor quality of food, mouldy or dirty cell             idem     37660/21 20/07/2021 Luís Miguel ANDRADE GONÇALVES 1968 Vítor Carreto Torres Vedras Lisbon Central Prison 24/09/2019 to 15/10/2019 22 days   Carregueira Prison 15/10/2019 to 22/10/2019 8 days   Carregueira Prison 22/10/2019 to 15/11/2019 25 days   Carregueira Prison 15/11/2019 to 12/02/2020 2 months and 29 days   Carregueira Prison 12/02/2020 pending More than 2 years and 8 months and 27 days 1 inmate 1.7 m² 1 toilet     1 inmate 7.7 m² 1 toilet       6 inmates 5.12 m² 1 toilet   5 inmates 6.14 m² 1 toilet     6 inmates 5.12 m² 1 toilet infestation of cell with insects/rodents, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, lack of privacy for shower     lack or insufficient quantity of food           idem       idem         idem     49328/21 28/10/2021 Andrei PETER 1975   Silves Prison 16/06/2017 to 10/05/2018 10 months and 25 days           Izeda Prison 10/05/2018 to 09/01/2021 2 years and 8 months     Izeda Prison 09/01/2021 to 04/02/2021 27 days   Izeda Prison 04/02/2021 to 14/09/2021 7 months and 11 days 5 inmates 2.68 m² 1 toilet             6 inmates 3.23 m² 1 toilet       6 inmates 3.32 m² 1 toilet     6 inmates 3.23 m² 1 toilet overcrowding, passive smoking, sharing cells with inmates infected with contagious disease, lack of privacy for toilet, no or restricted access to shower, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air, inadequate temperature, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, lack of fresh air, lack of requisite medical assistance, lack of access to work     51159/21 11/10/2021 Dominik SAMI SCHMIDT 1996 Vítor Carreto Torres Vedras Leiria Prison 20/05/2021 to 08/06/2021 20 days   Leiria Prison 08/06/2021 pending More than 1 year and 5 months 1 inmate 6.8 m² 1 toilet     9 inmates 3.5 m² 1 toilet lack of fresh air         idem     52055/21 18/10/2021 Bruno PEREIRA GONÇALVES 1998 Vítor Carreto Torres Vedras Judicial Police Prison 23/09/2019 to 09/10/2019 17 days     Caxias Prison 09/10/2019 to 25/10/2019 17 days   Caxias Prison 25/10/2019 to 12/11/2019 19 days     Caxias Prison 12/11/2019 to 03/05/2021 1 year and 5 months and 22 days     Caxias Prison 03/05/2021 to 01/09/2021 3 months and 30 days 4 inmates 3.12 m² 1 toilet       2 inmates 7.2 m² 1 toilet     8 inmates 4.66 m² 1 toilet       8 inmates 4.3 m² 1 toilet       8 inmates 4.6 m² 1 toilet lack of fresh air, poor quality of food, overcrowding, lack of privacy for toilet, lack of or insufficient quantity of food, inadequate temperature, mouldy or dirty cell, lack of requisite medical assistance         53416/21 21/10/2021 Pedro Filipe GASPAR RIBEIRO 1995 Vítor Carreto Torres Vedras Caxias Prison 30/08/2017 to 03/03/2020 2 years and 6 months and 4 days         Caxias Prison 03/03/2020 to 20/04/2020 1 month and 18 days   Caxias Prison 20/04/2020 to 02/02/2021 9 months and 14 days   Caxias Prison 02/02/2021 to 16/02/2021 15 days   Caxias Prison 16/02/2021 to 20/04/2021 2 months and 5 days   Caxias Prison 20/04/2021 to 26/04/2021 7 days   Caxias Prison 26/04/2021 to 12/05/2021 17 days   Caxias Prison 12/05/2021 pending More than 1 year and 6 months and 7 days 4 inmates 2 m² 1 toilet           10 inmates 3.62 m² 1 toilet     2 inmates 4.39 m² 1 toilet     8 inmates 4.36 m² 1 toilet     2 inmates 4.83 m² 1 toilet     8 inmates 4.36 m² 1 toilet     2 inmates 4.83 m² 1 toilet     8 inmates 4.66 m² 1 toilet overcrowding, lack of fresh air, inadequate temperature, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air, mouldy or dirty cell, passive smoking, lack of or insufficient quantity of food, poor quality of food, lack of requisite medical assistance, sharing cells with inmates infected with contagious disease   detention with other inmates that were infected with Covid-19