CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 26 août 2024

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The applicants, who had been detained for various periods in allegedly inhuman and degrading conditions, lodged civil claims before national courts and, except for application no. 29177/21, were awarded compensation in respect of non-pecuniary damage, which they find insufficient. A short summary of each application is provided in the appendix. Relying, explicitly or implicitly, on Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention, the applicants complain of the inadequate conditions of their detention and the lack of any effective domestic remedy in this respect. QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES 1.     Did the material conditions of the applicants’ detention amount to inhuman or degrading treatment, in breach of Article 3 of the Convention (see Muršić v. Croatia [GC], no. 7334/13, 20   October 2016; Melnik v. Ukraine , no. 72286/01, 28   March 2006; Sukachov v. Ukraine , no. 14057/17, 30   January 2020)?   2.     Was the remedy used by the applicants effective, in particular in the light of the Court’s case-law establishing the criteria for an adequate compensatory remedy, as required by Article 13 of the Convention (see Sukachov v. Ukraine , no. 14057/17, §   159, 30   January 2020)? The Government are requested to provide relevant examples of domestic case-law and statistics as regards the use of this compensatory civil remedy, which could allow the Court to evaluate its availability and effectiveness in relation to the complaints about poor conditions of detention.   3.     Did the applicants have at their disposal other effective domestic remedies for their complaints under Articles 3, as required by Article 13 of the Convention?     APPENDIX 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 Domestic award (in euros) Final court decision     52652/20 20/10/2020 Volodymyr Ivanovych ZAKUTNIY 1977   Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Ignatov Dnipro Dnipro Detention Facility No. 4 14/06/2013 to 06/09/2014 1 year(s) and 2   month(s) and 24   day(s) 2.2 - 3.3 m² overcrowding, lack of fresh air, passive smoking, no or restricted access to warm water, lack of toiletries, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to shower, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, mouldy or dirty cell 136 Supreme Court, 22/04/2020     3536/21 16/12/2020 Sergiy Oleksandrovych KYYKO 1980       Dnipro Detention Facility No. 4 18/05/2012 to 03/03/2015 2 year(s) and 9   month(s) and 14   day(s) 2.5 m² overcrowding, lack of fresh air, passive smoking, mouldy or dirty cell, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, lack of privacy for toilet, no or restricted access to warm water, lack of toiletries, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, lack of laundry services, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to shower, insufficient number of sleeping places 165 Supreme Court, 17/06/2020     21602/21 14/04/2021 Kostyantyn Oleksandrovych TKACHENKO 1976   Vitaliy Viktorovych Savko Dnipro Dnipro Detention Facility No. 4 10/02/2012 to 05/03/2016 4 year(s) and 25 day(s) 2.2 - 3.6 m² overcrowding, lack of fresh air, passive smoking, no or restricted access to warm water, lack of toiletries, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to shower 150 Supreme Court, 10/02/2021     29177/21 25/05/2021 Yevgeniy Viktorovych ZHULAY 1988   Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Ignatov Dnipro Dnipro Detention Facility No. 4 18/04/2014 to 16/07/2016 2 year(s) and 2   month(s) and 29   day(s) 2.5 - 3.6 m² overcrowding, lack of fresh air, passive smoking, no or restricted access to warm water, lack of toiletries, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to shower 0 Supreme Court, 25/11/2020     51690/22 15/09/2022 Yaroslav Petrovych GALANDZHOVSKYY 1987   Kateryna Yuriyivna Voronyuk Rivne Gorodyshche Detention Facility no. 96 13/03/2012 to 10/10/2020 8 year(s) and 6   month(s) and 28   day(s) 3.5 m² overcrowding, lack of or insufficient electric light, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of fresh air, lack of privacy for toilet, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air 159 Supreme Court 07/06/2022     14635/23 06/03/2023 Oleksandr Teodosiyovych VOYTSOVYCH 1976       Gorodyshche Detention Facility no. 96 19/09/2010 to 02/10/2018 8 year(s) and 14 day(s) 4 m² overcrowding, lack of or insufficient electric light, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of fresh air, lack of privacy for toilet, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air 130 Supreme Court, 07/12/2022     28207/23 30/06/2023 Oleksandr Mykhaylovych GAVRYLYUK 1973   Kateryna Yuriyivna Voronyuk Rivne Gorodyshche Detention Facility no. 96 06/10/2008 to 16/10/2018 10 year(s) and 11   day(s) 4 m² overcrowding, lack of or insufficient electric light, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of fresh air, lack of privacy for toilet, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air 129 Supreme Court, 01/03/2023     12111/24 05/03/2024 Dmytro Ivanovych LEONTYEV 1986   Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Ignatov Dnipro Kyiv Detention Facility 29/06/2017 to 20/12/2017 5 month(s) and 22   day(s) 2.5 - 2.7 m² overcrowding, lack of fresh air, passive smoking, inadequate temperature, lack of or insufficient electric light, lack of or insufficient natural light, no or restricted access to running water, no or restricted access to potable water, no or restricted access to warm water, no or restricted access to shower, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, lack of privacy for toilet, lack of requisite medical assistance, poor quality of food, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air 130 Kyiv Court of Appeal, 08/11/2023