Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 3; No violation of Art. 6-2; Violation of Art. 8; Non-pecuniary damage – financial award
The question whether the purpose of the treatment was to humiliate or debase the victim is a factor further to be taken into account, but the absence of any such purpose cannot conclusively rule out a violation of Article 3. Conditions of detention may sometimes amount to inhuman or degrading treatment.
28524/95, ECHR 2001-III, [2001] ECHR 293, [2001] ECHR 296
Worldlii, Bailii
European Convention on Human Rights 3
Human Rights
Cited by:
Cited – Lorse and Others v The Netherlands ECHR 4-Feb-2003
Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 3 with regard to the first applicant ; No violation of Art. 3 with regard to the other applicants ; No violation of Art. 8 ; No violation of Art. 13 . .
See Also – Peers v Greece ECHR 3-Dec-2009
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Updated: 25 August 2021; Ref: scu.166088