| Applicant name | PETERMAN AND OTHERS |
| Applicant type | Natural person (prisoner) |
| Number of applicants | 52 |
| Country | Russia |
| Application no. | 51678/15, 10230/18, 30247/18, 35084/18 44107/18, 46146/18, 46788/18, 46860/18 49982/18, 50661/18, 52108/18, 55833/18 58662/18, 58907/18, 59302/18, 1912/19 7343/19, 7871/19, 8977/19, 11252/19 12047/19, 12522/19, 12935/19, 14589/19 14993/19, 17382/19, 25960/19, 40231/19 41170/19, 64600/19, 1232/20, 1437/20 2504/20, 2964/20, 3120/20, 3426/20 4462/20, 5757/20, 5889/20, 6105/20 6109/20, 6283/20, 8580/20, 9587/20 11976/20, 26705/20, 28927/20, 41554/20 45646/20, 16777/21, 28813/21, 48520/21 |
| Date | 26/10/2023 |
| Judges | Péter Paczolay, President, Gilberto Felici, Raffaele Sabato |
| Institution | Court |
| Type | Judgment |
| Outcome Art. 8 | Violation |
| Reason | No legal basis |
| Type of privacy | Informational privacy; relational privacy |
| Keywords | Surveillance; family visits |
| Facts of the case | Main judgment about Article 3 ECHR; 8 applicants also invoke Artilce 8 ECHR Art. 8 (1) – permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities – at IK-25 Komi Republic; 14/08/2017 – and on-going on the date when the application was lodged with the Court; detention in different cells with video surveillance, opposite-sex operators. Art. 8 (1) – permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities – in IK-25 Komi republic, since 15/01/2016, pending as of 16/09/2022, Art. 8 (1) – permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities – at IK-5 in the Krasnoyarsk Region between 02/09/2010 and 25/05/2021 by opposite-sex operators, video surveillance in a lavatory and/or shower room. Art. 8 (1) – permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities – detention in different cells with video surveillance by opposite-sex operators at IK-31 Komi Republic between 17/11/2020 and 28/12/2021. Art. 8 (1) – permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities – at IK-25 Komi Republic by female guards from 05/02/2019 to 16/12/2019 and from 23/12/2019 to 07/02/2020, Art. 8 (1) – lack of practical opportunities for or restriction on prison visits – from 21/01/2019 to 08/06/2020 the applicant did not have long-term visits from his wife, as they are not provided for by the law, and could not make phone calls to her, Art. 8 (1) – lack of practical opportunities for or restriction on prison visits – inability to have a family visit, particularly a long-term visit, during detention in the pre-trial facility, at least until 27/09/2019 Art. 8 (1) – permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities – permanent video surveillance in IK-25 Komi Republic since 15/01/2016-and ongoing on the date when the application was lodged with the Cour |
| Analysis | Mini judgement |
| Other Article violation? | Yes, many |
| Damage awarded | 35000 for the eight applicants together |
| Documents | Judgment |