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THIRD SECTION CASE OF VINOKUROV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Applications nos. 72535/17 and 43 others – see appended list)             JUDGMENT   STRASBOURG 13 October 2022   This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Vinokurov and Others v. Russia, The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:  Darian Pavli, President,  Andreas Zünd,  Frédéric Krenc, judges, and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having deliberated in private on 15 September 2022, Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date: PROCEDURE 1.  The case originated in applications against Russia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table. 2.  The Russian Government (“the Government”) were given notice of the applications. THE FACTS 3.  The list of applicants and the relevant details of the applications are set out in the appended table. 4.  The applicants complained of the inadequate conditions of their on‑going detention in post-conviction facilities. THE LAW JOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS 5.  Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single judgment. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 3 OF THE CONVENTION 6.  The applicants complained of the inadequate conditions of their on‑going detention in correctional colonies. They relied on Article 3 of the Convention, which reads as follows: Article 3 “No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” 7.  The Court notes that the applicants were kept in detention in poor conditions. The details of the applicants’ detention are indicated in the appended table. The Court refers to the principles established in its case‑law regarding inadequate conditions of detention (see, for instance, Kudła v. Poland [GC], no. 30210/96, §§ 90‑94, ECHR 2000‑XI, and Ananyev and Others v. Russia, nos. 42525/07 and 60800/08, §§ 139‑65, 10 January 2012). It reiterates in particular that extreme lack of space in a prison cell or overcrowding weighs heavily as an aspect to be taken into account for the purpose of establishing whether the impugned detention conditions were “degrading” from the point of view of Article 3 and may disclose a violation, both alone or taken together with other shortcomings (see, amongst many authorities, Karalevičius v. Lithuania, no. 53254/99, §§ 36–40, 7 April 2005). 8.  In the leading case of Sergey Babushkin v. Russia, no. 5993/08, 28 November 2013, the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case. 9.  Having examined all the material submitted to it, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of persuading it to reach a different conclusion on the admissibility and merits of these complaints. Having regard to its case-law on the subject, the Court considers that in the instant case the applicants’ conditions of detention were inadequate. 10.  These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article 3 of the Convention. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION 11.  Article 41 of the Convention provides: “If the Court finds that there has been a violation of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, and if the internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party.” 12.  Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case‑law (see, in particular, Sergey Babushkin v. Russia, (just satisfaction), no. 5993/08, 16 October 2014 and Mozharov and Others v. Russia, no. 16401/12 and 9 others, 21 March 2017), the Court considers it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table. 13.  The Court further considers it appropriate that the default interest rate should be based on the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank, to which should be added three percentage points. FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY, Decides to join the applications; Declares the applications admissible; Holds that these applications disclose a breach of Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of on-going detention in post-conviction facilities; Holds (a)  that the respondent State is to pay the applicants, within three months, the amounts indicated in the appended table, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement; (b)  that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amounts at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default during the default period plus three percentage points. Done in English, and notified in writing on 13 October 2022, pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court.  Viktoriya Maradudina Darian Pavli  Acting Deputy Registrar President       APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention (inadequate conditions of detention after conviction) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Facility Start and end date Duration Inmates per brigade Sq. m per inmate Number of toilets per brigade Specific grievances Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant (in euros)[1]     72535/17 28/09/2017 Andrey Yuryevich VINOKUROV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 29/10/2012 pending More than 9 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 7 day(s) 1.5 m² infestation of cell with insects/rodents, lack of fresh air, overcrowding, passive smoking 12,500     73156/17 08/11/2017 Mikhail Vasilyevich GREKOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 04/03/2012 pending More than 10 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 1 day(s) 180 inmate(s) 1.5 m² 6 toilet(s) no or restricted access to running water, poor quality of food, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air 12,500     78879/17 03/11/2017 Aleksey Vladimirovich PEREVOZKIN IK-11 of Nizhniy Novgorod Region 20/12/2012 Pending More than 9 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 16 day(s) 44 inmate(s) 1.8 m² infestation of cell with insects/rodents, sharing cells with inmates infected with contagious disease, no or restricted access to shower, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of privacy for toilet, poor quality of food 12,500     83330/17 25/11/2017 Aleksandr Borisovich TESALOVSKIY IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 14/04/2013 pending More than 9 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 22 day(s) 115 inmate(s) 1.3-2 m² 5 toilet(s) lack of fresh air, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, mouldy or dirty cell, no or restricted access to toilet 12,500     1142/18 12/12/2017 Sergey Konstantinovich NIKITIN IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 20/02/2017 pending More than 5 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 16 day(s) 1.2 m² lack of fresh air, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, poor quality of food, overcrowding, no or restricted access to warm water, no or restricted access to shower 12,500     1238/18 11/12/2017 Aleksey Aleksandrovich GLADKIKH IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 01/10/2012 pending More than 9 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 4 day(s) 1.5 m² lack of fresh air, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of or insufficient electric light, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, poor quality of food, overcrowding 12,500     1866/18 13/12/2017 Aleksey Nikolayevich FEDOSEYEV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 01/09/2014 pending More than 7 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 4 day(s) 1.2 m² overcrowding, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, poor quality of food, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air, lack of toiletries, accommodation in the room for leisure activity 12,500     7110/18 23/01/2018 Sergey Aleksandrovich CHEPURNOV IK-11 the Nizhniy Novgorod Region 30/11/2015 pending More than 6 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 6 day(s) 56 inmate(s) 1.6 m² 7 toilet(s) overcrowding, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities 12,500     7562/18 26/01/2018 Artur Dzhetulovich TAMBIYEV IK-5 Mordovia Republic 20/01/2017 pending More than 5 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 16 day(s) 34 inmate(s) 1.1 m² sharing cells with inmates infected with contagious disease, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, lack of fresh air, lack of privacy for toilet, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to warm water, no or restricted access to shower, lack of requisite medical assistance 12,500   9573/18 05/02/2018 Sergey Mikhaylovich TROFIMOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 29/06/2015 pending More than 7 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 7 day(s) 120 inmate(s) 1.5 m² 7 toilet(s) poor quality of food, overcrowding 12,500   9647/18 08/04/2018 Nikolay Aleksandrovich AGEYKIN IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 27/10/2014 pending More than 7 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 9 day(s) 120 inmate(s) 1.5 m² overcrowding, passive smoking, poor quality of food, sharing cells with inmates infected with contagious disease, lack of or insufficient electric light 12,500   10071/18 13/02/2018 Andrey Valentinovich SHALYUGIN IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 17/06/2013 pending More than 9 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 19 day(s) 61 inmate(s) 1.5 m² 8 toilet(s) overcrowding, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air, passive smoking 12,500   13025/18 27/02/2018 Vitaliy Aleksandrovich KORCHAGIN IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 01/02/2016 pending More than 6 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 4 day(s) 160 inmate(s) less than 1.6 m² 8 toilet(s) overcrowding, lack of fresh air, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of or insufficient electric light, poor quality of food, lack or insufficient quantity of food, no or restricted access to shower, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, insufficient number of toilets and wash basins, passive smoking, inadequate state of the exercise yards 12,500   13271/18 14/02/2018 Oleg Aleksandrovich MAKAROV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 01/09/2015 pending More than 6 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 4 day(s) 135 inmate(s) 1.2 m² 6 toilet(s) overcrowding, no or restricted access to toilet, inadequate temperature, lack of requisite medical assistance 12,500   14101/18 02/03/2018 Sergey Sergeyevich ALFEROV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 20/06/2016 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 16 day(s) 1.2 m² lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, no or restricted access to warm water, poor quality of food, lack of seasonal clothes, overcrowding 12,500   17495/18 26/03/2018 Dmirtiy Vladimirovich KOVALEV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 25/05/2015 pending More than 7 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 11 day(s)   1.6 m² overcrowding, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, poor quality of food, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, lack of seasonal clothing, lack of fresh air, mouldy or dirty cell 12,500   18454/18 26/03/2018 Kazbek Elbrusovich KUBALOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 17/01/2017 pending More than 5 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 19 day(s) 100 inmate(s) 1.4 m² lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, overcrowding, lack or inadequate furniture 12,500   18774/18 19/03/2018 Andrey Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 22/12/2014 pending More than 7 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 14 day(s) 122 inmate(s) 1.5 m² 8 toilet(s) overcrowding, no or restricted access to toilet, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air 12,500   18832/18 02/04/2018 Sergey Nikolayevich SMIRNOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 30/11/2017 pending More than 4 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 6 day(s) 120 inmate(s) 1.2 m² 6 toilet(s) overcrowding, insufficient number of toilets and wash basins, lack of fresh air, lack of requisite medical assistance, infestation of cell with insects/rodents 12,500   18892/18 01/04/2018 Soslan Viktorovich ABISALOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 31/08/2014 pending More than 7 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 5 day(s) 1.5 m² 6 toilet(s) overcrowding, poor quality of food, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities 12,500   21645/18 09/04/2018 Andrey Alekseyevich SHEVTSOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 04/08/2017 pending More than 5 year(s) and 1 day(s) 1.2 m² lack of fresh air, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, lack of or restricted access to leisure or educational activities 12,500   21956/18 23/04/2018 Yuriy Yuryevich SEMENOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 05/05/2011 pending More than 11 year(s) and 3 month(s) 122 inmate(s) 1.5-2 m² 6 toilet(s) lack of fresh air, poor quality of food, inadequate clothing 12,500   22453/18 22/04/2018 Vasiliy Viktorovich TSYGANKOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 14/06/2017 pending More than 5 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 22 day(s) 130 inmate(s) 1.6 m² 6 toilet(s) overcrowding, no or restricted access to running water, no or restricted access to toilet, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to shower, lack of fresh air 12,500   23386/18 27/04/2018 Valeriy Vasilyevich ZNATKOV IK-5 Mordovia Republic 14/03/2017 pending More than 5 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 22 day(s) 1-1.2 m² lack of fresh air, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, lack of requisite medical assistance, no or restricted access to shower, sharing cells with inmates infected with contagious disease, overcrowding, no or restricted access to warm water, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to running water, poor quality of food 12,500   23513/18 27/04/2018 Iriston Khadzibatyrovich GABISOV IK-5 Mordovia Republic 18/10/2011 pending More than 10 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 18 day(s) 1-1.2 m² infestation of cell with insects/rodents, lack of fresh air, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, lack of privacy for toilet, lack of requisite medical assistance, lack or insufficient quantity of food, mouldy or dirty cell, no or restricted access to shower, no or restricted access to toilet, overcrowding, poor quality of food, sharing cells with inmates infected with contagious disease 12,500   24881/18 23/04/2018 Igor Vladimirovich PROKOPENKO IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 20/05/2015 pending More than 7 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 16 day(s) 130 inmate(s) 1.8 m² 3 toilet(s) overcrowding, mouldy or dirty cell, lack of fresh air, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air, passive smoking 12,500   24910/18 03/05/2018 Aleksey Nikolayevich GLAZEPA IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 24/04/2017 pending More than 5 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 12 day(s) 1.6 m² lack of fresh air, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, no clothing allowance, poor quality of food 12,500   24923/18 07/05/2018 Daniil Sergeyevich KORNILOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 06/10/2014 pending More than 7 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 30 day(s) 1.6 m² lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, poor quality of food, no clothing allowance, lack of fresh air 12,500   26986/18 21/05/2018 Sergey Alekseyevich CHERNOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 27/03/2017 pending More than 5 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 9 day(s) 130 inmate(s) 1.7 m² 8 toilet(s) overcrowding, insufficient number of toilets and wash basins, poor quality of food, failure to provide requisite clothing allowance, lack of fresh air 12,500   27172/18 23/05/2018 Kirill Romanovich ZHUKOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 25/05/2015 pending More than 7 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 11 day(s) 1.5 m² no or restricted access to running water, no or restricted access to toilet, poor quality of food, overcrowding in the kitchen, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, no or restricted access to shower, lack of requisite medical assistance, constant electric light, inadequate temperature, mouldy or dirty cell   12,500   29335/18 05/06/2018 Yuriy Viktorovich GRISHANOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 15/04/2013 pending More than 9 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 21 day(s) 1.6 m² overcrowding, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to toilet 12,500   29503/18 14/06/2018 Vladimir Ivanovich MORDAKIN IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 28/08/2015 pending More than 6 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 8 day(s) 1.3 m² overcrowding, lack of fresh air, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack or inadequate furniture, lack of requisite medical assistance, lack of privacy for toilet, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to shower, scarce space for walking in open air   12,500   29723/18 07/06/2018 Maksim Vladimirovich KARGAPOLTSEV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 19/10/2015 pending More than 6 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 17 day(s) 140 inmate(s) 1.5 m² 6 toilet(s) overcrowding, no or restricted access to warm water, lack of or restricted access to leisure or educational activities, poor quality of food, lack or insufficient quantity of food, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen   12,500   31734/18 19/06/2018 Oleg Vasilyevich YEGOROV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 21/02/2011 pending More than 11 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 15 day(s) 1.4-1.7 m² infestation of cell with insects/rodents, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to shower, no or restricted access to warm water, overcrowding, lack or insufficient quantity of food 12,500   32312/18 25/06/2018 Denis Vladimirovich BOGATYREV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 02/05/2017 pending More than 5 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 3 day(s) 120 inmate(s) 1.6 m² 6 toilet(s) overcrowding, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to shower 12,500   32325/18 27/06/2018 Maksim Antonovich POGORELOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 01/06/2012 pending More than 10 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 4 day(s) 1.2 m² lack of fresh air, lack of or insufficient natural light, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities 12,500   33128/18 06/07/2018 Sergey Nikolayevich DOVNAROVICH IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 09/09/2013 pending More than 8 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 27 day(s)   40 inmate(s) 1.5 m² overcrowding, lack of fresh air, inadequate temperature, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, lack of toiletries 12,500   33177/18 25/06/2018 Aleksandr Valeryevich STEPANOV IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 16/10/2017 pending More than 4 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 20 day(s) 1.8 m² overcrowding, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, constant electric light, poor quality of food, mouldy or dirty cell 12,500   35298/18 03/07/2018 Nikolay Nikolayevich YASINSKIY IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 15/04/2013 pending More than 9 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 21 day(s) 120 inmate(s) 1.5 m² 6 toilet(s) overcrowding, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to running water, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air, poor quality of food, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen 12,500   36193/18 16/07/2018 Aleksey Aleksandrovich ZAKAMALDIN IK-11 Nizhniy Novgorod Region 13/03/2017 pending More than 5 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 23 day(s) 1.5 m² lack of fresh air, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, lack of or insufficient physical exercise in fresh air, lack or insufficient quantity of food, overcrowding, no or restricted access to warm water, no or restricted access to shower, no or restricted access to toilet, poor quality of food 12,500   59416/18 21/02/2019 Aleksandr Eduardovich YEROFEYEV IK-2 Zabaykalskiy Region 03/02/2018 pending More than 4 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 2 day(s) 130 inmate(s) 1.7 m² 8 toilet(s) overcrowding, lack of fresh air, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of or insufficient electric light, no or restricted access to warm water, lack of privacy for toilet, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to shower, lack of requisite medical assistance, lack of or restricted access to leisure or educational activities 12,500   662/19 07/03/2019 Konstantin Vladimirovich POTERTYUKHIN IK-2 Zabaykalskiy Region 30/11/2017 pending More than 4 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 6 day(s) 130 inmate(s) 1.7 m² 8 toilet(s) overcrowding, lack of fresh air, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of or insufficient electric light, lack of privacy for toilet, no or restricted access to warm water, infestation of cell with insects/rodents, poor quality of food, lack or insufficient quantity of food, no or restricted access to shower, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities, lack of requisite medical assistance 12,500   666/19 22/02/2019 Sergey Nikolayevich SHASHKOV IK-2 Zabaykalskiy Region 22/03/2015 pending More than 7 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 14 day(s) 140 inmate(s) 1-2 m² 8 toilet(s) lack of fresh air, lack of or insufficient natural light, lack of or insufficient electric light, no or restricted access to toilet, no or restricted access to warm water, poor quality of food, no or restricted access to shower, inadequate temperature 12,500   27481/19 16/05/2019 Vladimir Vladimirovich YAKUSHEV IK-1 Komi Republic 08/02/2017 pending More than 5 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 28 day(s) 1.9 m² lack of fresh air, passive smoking, lack of privacy for toilet, lack of or poor quality of bedding and bed linen, no or restricted access to running water, poor quality of food, sharing cells with inmates infected with contagious disease, no or restricted access to potable water, mouldy or dirty cell, lack of or inadequate hygienic facilities 12,500     [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.