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Tortura, penas ou tratamentos desumanos ou degradantes: artigo 3.º da CEDH
06-07-2023
AFFAIRE CUNHA CASACA c. PORTUGAL
17761/22 | Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) | Court (Fourth Section Committee) | 06/07/2023 | Conclusion(s): Violation de l'article 3 - Interdiction de la torture (Article 3 - Traitement dégradant) (Volet matériel) - Violation de l'article 13+3 - Droit à un recours effectif (Article 13 - Recours effectif) (Article 3 - Traitement dégradant - Interdiction de la torture) | ECLI:CE:ECHR:2023:0706JUD001776122 | URL: https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-225926
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
COUR EUROPÉENNE DES DROITS DE L'HOMME
FOURTH SECTION
CASE OF CUNHA CASACA v. PORTUGAL
(Application no. 17761/22)
JUDGMENT
STRASBOURG
6 July 2023
This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision.
In the case of Cunha Casaca v. Portugal,
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:
Tim Eicke, President,
Branko Lubarda,
Ana Maria Guerra Martins, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having deliberated in private on 15 June 2023,
Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:
PROCEDURE
- The case originated in an application against Portugal lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 1 April 2022.
- The applicant was represented by Mr V. Carreto, a lawyer practising in Torres Vedras.
- The Portuguese Government (“the Government”) were given notice of the application.
THE FACTS
- The applicant’s details and information relevant to the application are set out in the appended table.
- The applicant complained under Article 3 of the Convention of the inadequate conditions of his detention. He also raised a complaint under Article 13 of the Convention.
(…)
FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,
- Rejectsthe Government’s request to strike the application out of its list of cases under Article 37 § 1 of the Convention on the basis of the unilateral declaration which they submitted;
- Declaresthe application admissible;
- Holds that this application discloses a breach of Article3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention;
- Holds that this application discloses a breach of the Article 13 of the Convention as regards the lack of an effective remedy to complain about inadequate conditions of detention;
- Holds
(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicant, within three months, the amounts indicated in the appended table;
(b) that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amount at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.
Done in English, and notified in writing on 6 July 2023, pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court.
Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Registrar
Tim Eicke, President
APPENDIX
Application raising complaints under Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention
(inadequate conditions of detention and lack of an effective remedy in this respect)
|
Application no. Date of introduction |
Applicant’s name Year of birth |
Representative’s name and location |
Facility Start and end date Duration |
Sq. m per inmate |
Specific grievances |
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros)[1] |
Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application (in euros)[2] |
|
01/04/2022 |
Hugo Filipe CUNHA CASACA 1986 |
Vítor Carreto Torres Vedras |
Coimbra Prison 10/01/2022 pending More than 1 year and 3 months and 15 days |
2 inmates 2.55 m² 1 toilet |
overcrowding, poor quality of food, lack of or insufficient quantity of food, inadequate temperature, lack of fresh air, lack of privacy |
10,800 |
250 |
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.
[2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.
Originating Body: Court (Fourth Section Committee)
Document Type: Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Title: AFFAIRE CUNHA CASACA c. PORTUGAL
App. No(s). 17761/22
Importance Level 3
Represented by CARRETO V.
Respondent State(s): Portugal
Judgment Date: 06/07/2023
Conclusion(s)
Violation de l'article 3 - Interdiction de la torture (Article 3 - Traitement dégradant) (Volet matériel)
Violation de l'article 13+3 - Droit à un recours effectif (Article 13 - Recours effectif) (Article 3 - Traitement dégradant - Interdiction de la torture)
Article(s)
3
13
13+3
Separate Opinion(s): No
Keywords
(Art. 3) Prohibition of torture
(Art. 3) Degrading treatment
(Art. 13) Right to an effective remedy
(Art. 13) Effective remedy
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2023:0706JUD001776122
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