YANEZ PINON AND OTHERS v. MALTA - 71645/13 (Judgment : Violation of Prohibition of torture - Degrading treatment Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect)

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

��������� Ganna Yudkivska, President, ��������� Vincent A. De Gaetano, ��������� Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, ��������� Faris Vehabović, ��������� Carlo Ranzoni, ��������� Marko Bo�njak, ��������� P�ter Paczolay, judges, and Marialena Tsirli, Section Registrar,

The case originated in three applications (nos. 71645/13 , 7143/14 and 20342/15) against the Republic of Malta lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by Mr Miguel Angel Yanez Pinon, a Mexican national, Mr Mana Owusu, a Ghanian national and Mr Jose Luis Del Rosario, a Dutch national (�the applicants�), on 30 October 2013, 11 March 2014 and 21 May 2015 respectively.

The first applicant was represented by Dr L. Calleja, a lawyer practising in Birkirkara, the second applicant was represented by Dr F. Abela, a legal aid lawyer practising in Santa Venera and the third applicant was represented by Dr K. Dingli. The Maltese Government (�the Government�) were represented by their Agent, Dr P. Grech, Attorney General.