{"id":8354,"date":"2023-05-18T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/?page_id=8354"},"modified":"2023-05-18T15:03:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T12:03:31","slug":"penitentiary-system-prisoners-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/c\/penitentiary-system-prisoners-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Penitentiary System &#8211; Prisoners&#8217; Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">Penitentiary System &#8211; Prisoners&#8217; Rights<\/h1>\n\n\n<div id=\"wk-grid2b0\" class=\"wk-grid-width-1-1 wk-grid-width-small-1-2 wk-grid-width-medium-1-2 wk-grid-width-large-1-3 wk-grid-width-xlarge-1-3 wk-grid wk-grid-match wk-text-left \" data-wk-grid-match=\"{target:'> div > .wk-panel', row:true}\" data-wk-grid-margin  data-wk-scrollspy=\"{cls:'wk-animation-fade wk-invisible', target:'> div > .wk-panel', delay:300}\">\n\n\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"wk-panel wk-panel-box wk-invisible\">\n\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-text-center wk-panel-teaser\"><div class=\"wk-overlay wk-overlay-hover \"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/widgetkit\/cache\/COE-logo-ECHR-c6df5e56d1736ea846f301642b8809ef.png\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"Communication in accordance with Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers Concerning Nisiotis group of cases (34704\/08)\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/nisiotis-group-cases-execution-ecthr\/\" title=\"Communication in accordance with Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers Concerning Nisiotis group of cases (34704\/08)\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <h3 class=\"wk-h3 wk-margin-top-remove\">\n\n                                    <a class=\"wk-link-reset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/nisiotis-group-cases-execution-ecthr\/\">Communication in accordance with Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers Concerning Nisiotis group of cases (34704\/08)<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2025-02-28 13:44:27\">28\/02\/2025<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"287\">The Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR) has been submitting reports to the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in accordance with Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers regarding the Nisiotis group of cases (34704\/08).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/nisiotis-group-cases-execution-ecthr\/\">\u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1<\/a><\/p>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"wk-panel wk-panel-box wk-invisible\">\n\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-text-center wk-panel-teaser\"><div class=\"wk-overlay wk-overlay-hover \"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/widgetkit\/cache\/unnamed-8-17905dcd8602f569070cc50054efc25e.jpg\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"Prisoners\u2019 Rights: Article 12 of the Bill for an Effective Legal Remedy\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/prisoners-rights-article-12-bill-effective-legal-remedy\/\" title=\"Prisoners\u2019 Rights: Article 12 of the Bill for an Effective Legal Remedy\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <h3 class=\"wk-h3 wk-margin-top-remove\">\n\n                                    <a class=\"wk-link-reset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/prisoners-rights-article-12-bill-effective-legal-remedy\/\">Prisoners\u2019 Rights: Article 12 of the Bill for an Effective Legal Remedy<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2022-05-22 14:50:41\">22\/05\/2022<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"100\"><strong data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"100\">Athens, 24 May 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"582\">The establishment of an appropriate and effective legal remedy to protect prisoners from the general conditions of detention and Article 12 of the bill \u201c<strong>Harmonization of National Provisions with the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the Establishment of a Special Legal Remedy for Detention Conditions in Correctional Facilities<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"582\">\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/prisoners-rights-article-12-bill-effective-legal-remedy\/\">\u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1<\/a><\/p>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"wk-panel wk-panel-box wk-invisible\">\n\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                        <h3 class=\"wk-h3 wk-margin-top-remove\">\n\n                                    <a class=\"wk-link-reset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/prisons-greece-communication-accordance-rule-9-2-rules-committee-ministers-nisiotis-group-cases-34704-08\/\">Prisons in Greece: Communication in accordance with Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers concerning Nisiotis group of cases (34704\/08)<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2022-01-13 15:58:25\">13\/01\/2022<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p>Communication with the DGI Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law, Department for the Execution of Judgments of the ECtHR.<\/p>\n<p>This submission has to be read in relation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%b1%cf%86%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%ac-%cf%80%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%82-%cf%84%ce%bf-%cf%83%cf%85%ce%bc%ce%b2%ce%bf%cf%8d%ce%bb%ce%b9%ce%bf-%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%82-%ce%b5%cf%85%cf%81%cf%8e%cf%80%ce%b7%cf%82\/\">report<\/a> submitted on the 3rd September 2018 and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/16-Oct-2020-Rule-9.2-in-NISIOTIS-v.-Greece-by-the-Helenic-League-for-Human-Rights.pdf\">addendum<\/a> of the 16th October 2020 on the Nisiotis group of cases regarding the conditions of detention in prisons in Greece. It aims to provide further information on the current state of the art in relation to detention conditions in Greece and the observance of Art. 3 and to comment on legislative measures taken by the government.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Download the pdf file <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/16-Oct-2020-Rule-9.2-in-NISIOTIS-v.-Greece-by-the-Helenic-League-for-Human-Rights.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/prisons-greece-communication-accordance-rule-9-2-rules-committee-ministers-nisiotis-group-cases-34704-08\/\">\u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1<\/a><\/p>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"wk-panel wk-panel-box wk-invisible\">\n\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-text-center 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