The ECHR judgment of 29 March 2018 in the case of Shimokhin and Others v. Russia (applications no. 9428/17, 12107/17, 12152/17, 12470/17, 14245/17, 28740/17, 28845 / 17 and 31597/17).
In the case, the applicants' complaints of inhuman conditions of detention were successfully considered, and certain applicants also pointed out that they did not have an effective remedy in this regard. The case involved a violation of Article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms with respect to all the applicants and Article 13 of the Convention in respect of certain applicants.
In 2017, the applicants were assisted in the preparation of applications. Subsequently, the applications were merged and communicated to the Russian Federation.
In their complaints, the applicants (eight) complained of inhuman conditions of detention. Individual claimants also indicated that they did not have an effective remedy in this regard.
On 29 March 2018, on the complaints submitted by the applicants, the Court unanimously held that in this case the Government violated the requirement of Article 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture) against all applicants, the requirement of Article 13 of the Convention (the right to an effective remedy) , and ordered the respondent State to pay applicants 47,700 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damage.