Judgement 74497/17

Applicant name BOCHAROV AND OTHERS
Applicant type Natural person (prisoner)
Number of applicants 38
Country Russia
Application no.74497/17, 11691/18, 31714/21, 32246/21
33867/21, 35304/21, 36904/21, 38021/21
41349/21, 41864/21, 44458/21, 46388/21
48147/21, 48617/21, 49162/21, 50070/21
52032/21, 52592/21, 55865/21, 57504/21
58442/21, 60203/21, 61556/21, 614/22
2179/22, 3675/22, 9616/22, 11013/22
11815/22, 12322/22, 18012/22, 18026/22
18234/22, 21557/22, 28058/22, 35381/22
38597/22, 5346/23
Date 09/11/2023
Judges Peeter Roosma, President,
 Ioannis Ktistakis,
 Andreas Zünd,
Institution Court
Type Judgment
Outcome Art. 8 Violation
Reason No legal basis
Type of privacy Informational privacy
Keywords Surveillance
Facts of the caseMain judgement about Article 3 ECHR, 6 applicants also invoke Article 8 ECHR
Art. 8 (1) – permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities – during the entire period of detention by the opposite-sex operators
Analysis Mini-judgement
Other Article violation? Yes, many
Damage awarded for the 6 people invoking article 8 together 54900
Documents Judgment