European Arrest Warrant: judgments recognise that "certain Greek prisons are failing to protect prisoners' fundamental rights" 25.7.16

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"The appalling conditions in certain Greek prisons have long been a concern of Fair Trials International and of lawyers representing those whose extradition has been sought by Greece... [In many cases] the courts in the United Kingdom refused to recognise that there was a real risk that extradition to Greece would give rise to inhuman treatment within the meaning of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Prohibition of torture).

 

"That has changed with the decision of the High Court in Marku v Nafplion Court of Appeal Greece and Murphy v Public Prosecutor’s Office to the Athens Court that was delivered on the 20th July 2016. With this decision the Court has recognised that certain Greek prisons are failing to protect prisoners’ fundamental rights and that the Greek Government appears to be unable to bring about the improvements that are needed to make these institutions safe."

See: Guest Post: Extradition, Greek Prison Conditions, and Human Rights (Fair Trials, link)

The judgments: Marku v Napflion Court of Appeal and Murphy v The Public Prosecutor's Office to the Athens Court of Appeal, Greece ([2016] EWHC 1801, 20 July 2016, pdf)

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