A.S. and Others v. Greece

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 5807/16 A.S. and Others against Greece

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 18 June 2026 as a Committee composed of:

Úna Ní Raifeartaigh , President , Canòlic Mingorance Cairat, Vasilka Sancin , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application 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 19 January 2016,

Having regard to the decision not to have the applicants’ names disclosed,

Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicants,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

The list of applicants and the relevant details are set out in the appended table.

The applicants were represented by Ms E.-L. Koutra, a lawyer practising in Athens.

Complaints under Article 3 of the Convention regarding the inadequate medical treatment in detention of applicant N.K. (indicated under no. 2 in the appended table), and regarding all the applicants’ general conditions of detention were communicated to the Greek Government (“the Government”). Complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under other provisions of the Convention.

On 16 December 2020 the applicants’ representative informed the Court in her observations on the admissibility and merits (sent via the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms)) that applicant A.S. was no longer in contact with her, and that, consequently, she was not able to submit observations on his behalf, nor effectively support his application.

By letter dated 3 October 2025, sent via eComms, the applicants were requested to inform the Court of any important factual developments in their case, which may have taken place since their last correspondence with the Court. They were notified that their reply should be accompanied by a recent detention certificate or any other relevant documents. The applicants’ attention was drawn to the fact that if the requested information was not received within the above time-limit, the Court may conclude that the applicants no longer wished to pursue their application and decide to strike it from its list of cases. In her reply to that request, sent on 23 January 2026, the representative did not provide any information regarding applicant C.K., nor submitted any proof that she was still in contact with that applicant. The representative did not include applicant A.S. in the scope of her reply.

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application in the part related to the applicants A.S. and C.K. (indicated under nos. 1 and 3 in the appended table).

Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list in that part with respect to the two applicants indicated above.

The applicant N.K. complained under Article 3 of the Convention that he had not received adequate medical care during his alleged detention in Nafplio Prison. He also raised other complaints under various Convention provisions.

The Court has examined the application and considers that, in the light of all the material in its possession and in so far as the matters complained of are within its competence, these complaints either do not meet the admissibility criteria set out in Articles 34 and 35 of the Convention or do not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Convention or the Protocols thereto. The Court in particular relies on the documents submitted by the Government, which had not been challenged by the applicant, N.K., that he had not been detained in the prison he had complained about (for further details see the appended table) and that he did not suffer from the described medical condition.

It follows that this part of the application must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 § 4 of the Convention with regard to applicant N.K.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in the part concerning the applicants A.S. and C.K. (indicated under nos.1 and 3);

Declares the application inadmissible in the part related to the applicant N.K. (indicated under no. 2 in the appended table).

Done in English and notified in writing on 9 July 2026.

Viktoriya Maradudina Úna Ní Raifeartaigh Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention

(inadequate medical treatment in detention)

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Principal medical condition

Shortcomings in medical treatment

Dates

Prison facility

Period of detention/imprisonment

Date of the

applicant’s last

letter to the Court

Date of the Court’s

registered letter

Date of receipt of the registered letter

Date by which submissions were requested by the Court

Not applicable (N/A)

N/A

Nafplio Prison (allegedly, as not confirmed by the Government)

Application form (19/01/2016)

N/A

N/A

N/A

1981

Alleged suicidal tendencies

Insufficient psychological/

psychiatric support

01/01/2011 (ongoing)

In the application form, the applicant N.K. submitted that he was detained in Nafplio Prison. However, it transpires that this applicant had not been detained in that facility, did not suffer from the indicated medical condition (it was the applicant’s brother who had been detained there).

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1979

N/A

N/A

Nafplio Prison

31/12/2014-31/10/2019

23/01/2026 (following 2 extension requests ‑ no update provided for this applicant)

03/10/2025 (eComms)

03/10/2025 (eComms – downloaded on 07/10/2025)

23/01/2026 (initial deadline: 31/10/2025 ‑ 2 extension requests granted)