The applicant, Dženi Longin, is a Croatian national who was born in 1974 and lives in Zadar (Croatia). Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment), Mr Longin complains about the conditions of his detention from 1 October 2009 to 4 October 2010 in Zagreb Prison where he was serving a four year and three month sentence for drug abuse. He notably alleges that for 22 hours a day he was confined to an overcrowded cell which was full of cockroaches and had no separation between the toilet and where he ate. He also complains about lack of contact with his family during his detention, in breach of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life and the home).
(citation from the official press-release prepared by the European Court of Human Rights)