Ninos and Others v. Greece

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 21928/22 Spyridon NINOS against Greece and 15 other applications

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 19 February 2026 as a Committee composed of:

Diana Kovatcheva , President , Canòlic Mingorance Cairat, Vasilka Sancin , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above applications against the Hellenic Republic lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table,

Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases, and the applicants’ replies to these declarations,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The list of applicants and their representatives is set out in the appended table.

The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Greek Government (“the Government”). In all the applications, complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under Article 13 of the Convention.

The Government submitted declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications.

The Government acknowledged the inadequate conditions of detention at the Korydallos Prison. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table, provided that the applicants “have not been awarded any compensation for the same reason under Article 6A of the [Greek] Penitentiary Code or any other remedy, taking into consideration the duration of their detention in Korydallos I Detention Facility in such conditions”.

They invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above ‑ mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.

The payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases.

The applicants informed the Court that they agreed to the terms of the declarations.

THE LAW

Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.

The Court finds that, following the applicants’ express agreement to the terms of the declaration made by the Government, the cases should be treated as a friendly settlement between the parties.

It therefore takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify the continued examination of the applications in the part covered by the Government’s declarations as accepted by the applicants.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the applications in that part out of the Court’s list.

As regards the remaining complaints raised by the applicants, taking into account the facts of the case, the Government’s declarations and the Court’s decision to strike out the part of the applications relating to the complaints under Article 3 of the Convention, the Court considers that the main legal question raised in the present applications has been resolved. It concludes, therefore, that there is no need to examine separately the remaining complaints raised by the applicants under Article 13 of the Convention.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to join the applications;

Decides to strike the part of the applications as covered by the Government’s declarations and accepted by the applicants, out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention;

Decides that there is no need to examine separately the remaining part of the applications.

Done in English and notified in writing on 12 March 2026.

Viktoriya Maradudina Diana Kovatcheva Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention

(inadequate conditions of detention)

No.

Application no. Date of introduction

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Representative’s name and location

Other complaints under well ‑ established case-law

Date of receipt of Government’s declaration

Date of receipt of applicant’s acceptance

Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses

(in euros) [1]

21928/22

11/05/2021

Spyridon NINOS

1976

Ladis Charilaos

Athens

Daliani Marina

Athens

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

02/12/2025

19/12/2025

7,000

21931/22

11/05/2021

Konstantinos KAFTAKIS

1986

Ladis Charilaos

Athens

Daliani Marina

Athens

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

02/12/2025

19/12/2025

4,900

21940/22

11/05/2021

Tasyn TZORTA

1987

Ladis Charilaos

Athens

Daliani Marina

Athens

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

02/12/2025

19/12/2025

4,300

21945/22

11/05/2021

Dimitrios KONTIS

1984

Ladis Charilaos

Athens

Daliani Marina

Athens

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

02/12/2025

19/12/2025

6,200

21949/22

11/05/2021

Konstantinos ROUSSOS

1990

Ladis Charilaos

Athens

Daliani Marina

Athens

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

02/12/2025

19/12/2025

4,300

21954/22

11/05/2021

Konstantinos ARVANITIS

1981

Ladis Charilaos

Athens

Daliani Marina

Athens

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

02/12/2025

19/12/2025

2,900

21959/22

11/05/2021

Christos KARAMPEKIOS

1993

Ladis Charilaos

Athens

Daliani Marina

Athens

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

02/12/2025

19/12/2025

3,200

21969/22

11/05/2021

Stylianos STERGIOU

1981

Ladis Charilaos

Athens

Daliani Marina

Athens

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

02/12/2025

19/12/2025

6,300

21973/22

11/05/2021

Konstantinos KLIRONOMOS

1981

Ladis Charilaos

Athens

Daliani Marina

Athens

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

02/12/2025

19/12/2025

4,800

21979/22

11/05/2021

Christos PALLIS

1976

Ladis Charilaos

Athens

Daliani Marina

Athens

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

02/12/2025

19/12/2025

7,400

42470/22

17/03/2021

Dimitrios PAVLOPOULOS

1961

Tsitselikis Konstantinos

Thessaloniki

Spathis Antonios

Thessaloniki

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

01/12/2025

20/12/2025

9,500

42472/22

17/03/2021

Georgios PSYHOGIOS

1974

Tsitselikis Konstantinos

Thessaloniki

Spathis Antonios

Thessaloniki

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

01/12/2025

20/12/2025

7,000

46505/22

27/09/2022

Ilir MUKA

1970

Tsitselikis Konstantinos

Thessaloniki

Spathis Antonios

Thessaloniki

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

17/12/2025

13/01/2026

5,700

46512/22

27/09/2022

Ioannis LOUTSAS

1988

Tsitselikis Konstantinos

Thessaloniki

Spathis Antonios

Thessaloniki

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

17/12/2025

13/01/2026

9,100

46532/22

27/09/2022

Olsini HAXHO

1976

Tsitselikis Konstantinos

Thessaloniki

Spathis Antonios

Thessaloniki

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

17/12/2025

13/01/2026

7,400

46548/22

27/09/2022

Panagiotis BAKAS

1999

Tsitselikis Konstantinos

Thessaloniki

Spathis Antonios

Thessaloniki

Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention

17/12/2025

13/01/2026

5,800

[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.