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Dougoz v. Greece

Dougoz v. Greece 179 12 hrcd [ 2001 ] DOUGOZ v. GREECE Prohibition of torture – violation Article 3 Right to liberty and security – violation Article 5, Sections 1 and 4 Serious overcrowding and the absence of sleeping facilities in Greek police detention centres, combined with the inordinate length of detention, amounted to degrading treatment. Review of detention made by a Minister who acted with discretion was not an effective legal remedy. In a judgment delivered on 6 March 2001 in the case of Dougoz v. Greece , the European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights and of Article 5 , Sections 1 and 4 (right to liberty and security). Under Article 41 (just satisfaction) of the Convention, the Court unanimously awarded 5 , 000 , 000 Greek drachmas (GRD) for non-pecuniary damage, legal costs and expenses. This judgment is not final. Pursuant to Article 43 , Section 1 of the Convention, within three months from the date of the judgment of a Chamber, any party to the case may, in exceptional cases, request that the case be http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Human Rights Case Digest Brill

Dougoz v. Greece

Human Rights Case Digest , Volume 12 (3-4): 179 – Jan 1, 2001

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2001 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0965-934X
eISSN
1571-8131
DOI
10.1163/157181301401012528
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179 12 hrcd [ 2001 ] DOUGOZ v. GREECE Prohibition of torture – violation Article 3 Right to liberty and security – violation Article 5, Sections 1 and 4 Serious overcrowding and the absence of sleeping facilities in Greek police detention centres, combined with the inordinate length of detention, amounted to degrading treatment. Review of detention made by a Minister who acted with discretion was not an effective legal remedy. In a judgment delivered on 6 March 2001 in the case of Dougoz v. Greece , the European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights and of Article 5 , Sections 1 and 4 (right to liberty and security). Under Article 41 (just satisfaction) of the Convention, the Court unanimously awarded 5 , 000 , 000 Greek drachmas (GRD) for non-pecuniary damage, legal costs and expenses. This judgment is not final. Pursuant to Article 43 , Section 1 of the Convention, within three months from the date of the judgment of a Chamber, any party to the case may, in exceptional cases, request that the case be

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Published: Jan 1, 2001

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