Judgment 14228/18

Applicant name PANIN AND OTHERS
Applicant type Natural person (prisoner)
Number of applicants 38
Country Russia
Application no.14228/18, 21314/18, 37081/18, 46898/18
53355/18, 53394/18, 59246/18, 59610/18
59865/18, 269/19, 1475/19, 1494/19
2124/19, 2253/19, 4039/19, 6727/19
11677/19, 13173/19, 14055/19, 17426/19
19319/19, 32916/19, 34376/19, 34586/19
46611/20, 46237/21, 46509/21, 47606/21
57503/21, 60247/21, 3038/22, 3347/22
4451/22, 5773/22, 6177/22, 18565/22
33410/22, 56493/22
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 Informational privacy
Keywords surveillance
Facts of the case Main judgement about Article 3 and 13 ECHR
Four applicants invoke Article 8 ECHR
Art. 8 (1) – permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities – SIZO-1 Komi Republic, 16/02/2020 – 15/11/2021, 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 – SIZO-1 Irkutsk Region; 13/12/2019 – ongoing on the date when the application was lodged with the Court; detention in different cells with video surveillance.
Art. 8 (1) – permanent video surveillance of detainees in pre-trial or post-conviction detention facilities – SIZO-1 Syktyvkar Komi Republic, 08/11/2018 – ongoing on the date when the application was lodged; detention in different cells with video surveillance, opposite-sex operators, video surveillance in a lavatory and/or shower room;
 Art. 8 (1) – secret surveillance phone tapping pursuant to the order of the Taganrog Town Court of 17/09/2018. Specific defects: the courts did not verify the existence of a “reasonable suspicion” and did not apply the “necessity in a democratic society test”. The applicant learnt about phone tapping on 18/01/2019 at the latest. He was allowed to study the relevant documents in July 2019.
Analysis Mini-judgement
Other Article violation? Yes, many
Damage awarded Four applicants invoking Article 8 ECHR together get 35500
Documents Judgment