| Applicant name | CHASHCHUKHIN AND OTHERS |
| Applicant type | natural person (prisoner) |
| Number of applicants | 49 |
| Country | Russia |
| Application no. | 11590/17, 12248/17, 56218/17, 58355/17 5179/18, 7505/18, 13269/18, 13297/18 16104/18, 37157/18, 43902/18, 43998/18 44585/18, 45824/18, 51691/18, 52646/18 3329/19, 12307/19, 13112/19, 16190/19 17507/19, 20432/19, 22698/19, 30896/19 32869/19, 37687/19, 43632/19, 44808/19 46691/19, 51456/19, 53766/19, 54037/19 54077/19, 54312/19, 54933/19, 54939/19 56392/19, 56416/19, 58185/19, 58526/19 58655/19, 60362/19, 61128/19, 61164/19 62408/19, 62933/19, 63078/19, 63216/19 63392/19 |
| Date | 02/11/2023 |
| Judges | Lorraine Schembri Orland, President, Frédéric Krenc, Davor Derenčinović |
| Institution | Court |
| Type | Judgment |
| Outcome Art. 8 | Violation |
| Reason | No legal basis |
| Type of privacy | Relational privacy; informational privacy |
| Keywords | Surveillance; family visits |
| Facts of the case | Five applicants invoke Article 8 ECHR Art. 8 (1) – restrictions on family visits in pre-trial facilities – SIZO-1 Republic of Tatarstan – refusal of short-term family visits, physical separation and supervision during short-term family visits, limitation on the frequency of short-term family visits; Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan 27/09/2019: possibility to request family visit only once the applicant is convicted. Art. 8 (1) – permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities – IZ-1 Komi Republic; 14/09/2018 – 25/07/2020; opposite-sex operators, video surveillance in a lavatory and/or shower room, detention in different cells with video surveillance Art. 8 (1) – permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities – IK-6 Khabarovsk Region since 26/04/2018 and on-going on the date when the application was lodged: opposite-sex operators video surveillance in a lavatory and/or shower room, Art. 8 (1) – lack of practical opportunities for or restriction on prison visits – IK-6 Khabarovsk Region, physical separation and supervision during short-term family visits, last short-term visit with the applicant’s wife on 29/04/2021, repetitive refusals to remove physical separation. Art. 8 (1) – restrictions on family visits in pre-trial facilities – SIZO-1 Tatarstan Republic, since 24/04/2018 and at least until the date when the application was lodged with the Court; refusal of long-term family visits from his wife; |
| Analysis | Mini judgement |
| Other Article violation? | Yes, many |
| Damage awarded | Five applicants invoking Article 8 ECHR 46500 |
| Documents | Judgment |