CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 24 janvier 2023

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s10950C61 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:justify } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s339D85E6 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s665E407E { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt } .s76CF415B { page-break-before:always; clear:both } .s6DB91820 { text-align:center } .s8BB62139 { margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse } .s3695F815 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .s598389F9 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt } .sEECE831 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; color:#474747 } .sE8934522 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s2EB42ED2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt } Published on 13 February 2023   FIRST SECTION Application no. 12542/21 Jalal Agasaf oglu HUSEYNOV against Azerbaijan and 2 other applications (see list appended) communicated on 24 January 2023 SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE In criminal proceedings against them, the applicants were held in a metal cage during the Baku Assize Court’s hearings (in particular the hearings of 3   and 10 February 2021), the Ganja Court of Appeal’s hearing of 4 February 2021 and the Khazar District Court’s hearing of 6 March 2021, respectively. They complain under Article 3 of the Convention that their placement in a metal cage in the courtroom amounted to degrading treatment. QUESTION TO THE PARTIES 1.     Were the applicants subjected to treatment in breach of Article 3 of the Convention on account of their confinement in a metal cage in the courtroom (see, among other authorities, Svinarenko and Slyadnev v. Russia [GC], nos.   32541/08 and 43441/08, §§ 113-39, ECHR 2014 (extracts), and Natig   Jafarov v. Azerbaijan , no. 64581/16, §§ 37-40, 7 November 2019)? APPENDIX No. Application no. Case name Lodged on Applicant Year of Birth Place of Residence Nationality Represented by 1. 12542/21 Huseynov v.   Azerbaijan 12/02/2021 Jalal Agasaf oglu HUSEYNOV 1977 Baku Azerbaijani Javad JAVADOV 2. 12666/21 Ganbarov v.   Azerbaijan 08/02/2021 Zaur Aladdin oglu GANBAROV 1990 Gadabay Azerbaijani Javad JAVADOV 3. 42819/21 Mahammadsoy v. Azerbaijan 16/08/2021 Natig Mammad oglu MAHAMMADSOY 1966 Baku Azerbaijani Javad JAVADOV