Пенитенциарные учреждения Азербайджана

Press release issued by the Registrar

Chamber judgment concerning Austria, Germany, Russia and Ukraine

Strasbourg, 24.06.2010 - The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing the following seven Chamber judgments, available only in English.

Cases concerning mainly excessive length of (non-criminal) proceedings, with the Court’s main finding indicated, can be found at the end of the press release.

The applicant, Tudzhar Ali ogly Veliyev, is an Azerbaijani national who is currently serving a prison sentence for armed robbery in Vyazniki (Russia). Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), Article 5 §§ 1 (c), 3 and 4 (right to liberty and security) and Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time) of the Convention, the applicant complained of the appalling conditions in which he had been detained during the criminal proceedings against him, of his detention on remand having been unlawful, too lengthy and otherwise irregular, and of the criminal proceedings lasting for too long.

Violation of Article 3 (treatment)

Violation of Article 5 §§ 1 (c), 3 and 4

Violation of Article 6 § 1 (length)

Just satisfaction: EUR 23,400 (non-pecuniary damage) and EUR 1,000 (costs and expenses)

[1] Under Articles  43  and 44 of the Convention, this Chamber judgment is not final. During the three-month period following its delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel of judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and deliver a final judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on the day the request is rejected.