The case of Alexey Pavlyuchenkov v. the Russian Federation. Views of the Human Rights Committee of 20 July 2012. Communication No. 1628/2007.
In 2007, the author of the communication was assisted in the preparation of complaints. Subsequently, the complaint was communicated to the Russian Federation.
As seen from the text of the Considerations, the author claimed, among other things, that he was not provided with adequate conditions of detention in places of deprivation of liberty.
The Committee's assessment of the factual circumstances of the case: with regard to the conditions of detention in the temporary detention facility, the Committee noted the specific information received from the author, in particular that the ventilation system, adequate nutrition and proper sanitary conditions were not provided in this place of detention. In addition, the Committee took note of the author's allegations, according to which he was in the cell all the time and did not have the opportunity to walk in the fresh air. The author was forced to eat and use a sanitary unit, being in cramped conditions in one room. The Committee further noted that the State party only referred to compliance with national standards and did not provide detailed explanations regarding the conditions of the author's detention or the measures taken by the State party to investigate the conditions of detention and to provide the necessary remedies (paragraph 9.2 of the Views).
The Committee's conclusions: the facts examined testified to a violation by the Russian Federation of article 10, paragraph 1, of the Covenant.