CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 14 septembre 2023

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The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention 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 Elvas Prison (application no. 27168/21), Caxias Prison (application no. 2273/22), Caxias and Alcoentre Prisons (application no.   2292/22), and Carregueira Prison (application no. 8642/22). 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 their 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. 27168/21 and 8642/22, 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 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 5 October 2023.     Viktoriya Maradudina   Faris Vehabović   Acting Deputy Registrar   President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention (inadequate conditions of detention and lack of an effective remedy in this respect) 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     27168/21 19/05/2021 Nuno Gonçalo SOUSA ESPADA 1979 Vítor Carreto Torres Vedras Beja Prison 21/03/2013 to 03/10/2013 6 months and 13 days           Beja Prison 17/12/2013 to 02/10/2018 4 years and 9 months and 16 days     Elvas Prison 02/10/2018 to 02/11/2019 1 year and 1 month and 1 day     Elvas Prison 02/11/2019 to 02/10/2020 11 month and 1 day     Elvas Prison 02/10/2020 to 15/08/2021 10 months and 14 days 7 inmates 2.33 m² 1 toilet             2 inmates 3.50 m² 1 toilet         4 inmates 3.88 m² 1 toilet       6 inmates 6.06 m² 1 toilet       4 inmates 3.88 m² 1 toilet absence of an alarm system in the cell, lack of fresh air, inadequate temperature, lack of or insufficient quantity of food, poor quality of food, mouldy or dirty cell, overcrowding, humidity     idem             lack of fresh air, lack of or insufficient quantity of food         idem           idem     2273/22 03/01/2022 José Carlos MARQUES   VARELA 1979 Vítor Carreto Torres Vedras Caxias Prison 11/04/2019 to 24/10/2019 6 months and 14 days     Caxias Prison 24/10/2019 to 07/03/2020 4 months and 13 days       Caxias Prison 07/03/2020 to 04/02/2021 10 months and 29 days       Caxias Prison 04/02/2021 to 12/05/2021 3 months and 9 days     Caxias Prison 12/05/2021 to 21/06/2022 1 year and 1 month and 10   days   Caxias Prison 21/06/2022 to 19/08/2022 1 month and 30 days 2 inmates 5.50 m² 1 toilet       4 inmates 4 m² 1 toilet         2 inmates 5.5 m² 1 toilet         4 inmates 4.04 m² 1 toilet       7 inmates 4.34 m² 1 toilet       3 inmates 5.85 m² 1 toilet inadequate temperature, poor quality of food, absence of an alarm system in the cell       idem             idem             idem           idem           idem     2292/22 03/01/2022 Ricardo Filipe MOURATO TARRIO 1979 Vítor Carreto Torres Vedras Caxias Prison 26/10/2019 to 26/08/2021 1 year and 10 months and 1 day     Caxias Prison 26/08/2021 to 23/05/2022 8 months and 28 days     Alcoentre Prison 23/05/2022 to 15/06/2022 24 days     Alcoentre Prison 15/06/2022 to 07/07/2022 23 days     Alcoentre Prison 07/07/2022 pending More than 11 months and 29   days 2 inmates 5.50 m² 1 toilet         7 inmates 5.85 m² 1 toilet       2 inmates 6.38 m² 1 toilet       5 inmates 4.80 m² 1 toilet       4 inmates 3.90 m² 1 toilet absence of an alarm system in the cell, humidity           humidity, poor quality of food           lack or inadequate furniture, lack of fresh air         lack or inadequate furniture, inadequate temperature, humidity       idem     8642/22 07/02/2022 Marcos APARECIDO CAMARGO 1947 Vítor Carreto Torres Vedras Lisbon Prison 15/08/2014 to 27/03/2015 7 months and 13 days               Carregueira Prison 27/03/2015 to 18/06/2015 2 months and 23 days     Carregueira Prison 18/06/2015 to 28/08/2017 2 years and 2 months and 11 days     Carregueira Prison 28/08/2017 to 16/10/2018 1 year and 1 month and 19 days     Carregueira Prison 16/10/2018 to 17/06/2019 8 months and 2 days     Carregueira Prison 17/06/2019 to 20/09/2021 2 years and 3 months and 4 days     Carregueira Prison 20/09/2021 pending More than 1 year and 9 months and 16 days 2 inmates 3.72 m² 1 toilet                 6 inmates 5.08 m² 1 toilet       6 inmates 4.43 m² 1 toilet         1 inmate 8.16 m² 1 toilet         6 inmates 4.43 m² 1 toilet       6 inmates 5.08 m² 1 toilet         6 inmates 4.43 m² 1 toilet inadequate temperature, humidity, lack of fresh air, mouldy or dirty cell, absence of an alarm system in the cell, poor quality of food, lack of or insufficient quantity of food, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, overcrowding     mouldy or dirty cell, lack of or insufficient quantity of food         idem             idem             idem           idem             idem