Overview of Rule 9 Submissions in view of the Committee of Ministers' Deputies Human Rights Meeting in September 2024

📅 From the 17th to the 19th of September 2024, the Committee of Ministers will meet for their quarterly Human Rights Meeting. This periodic meeting allows the Committee of Ministers to make decisions on pressing human rights violations & encourage the implementation of ECtHR judgments. During these three days, the Committee of Ministers will examine 54 leading judgments of the European Court of Human Rights that are pending implementation.

📚 EIN members and partners, other civil society actors, lawyers and applicants have made 41 Rule 9 submissions for 27 cases under consideration. The list below sets out an overview of these submissions related to cases on the current agenda.

Overview of Submissions

Sharxhi and Others v. Albania

Violation: Demolition of the applicants’ flats and business premises in disregard of an interim court order restraining the authorities from taking any action that could breach property rights.

Last examination: March 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1459/H46-1

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (20/08/2024) concerning the case of Sharxhi and Others v. Albania (Application No. 10613/16) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)936]

Mahmudov and Agazade group v. Azerbaijan

Violation: Violation of the right to freedom of expression, arbitrary application of the law on defamation.

Last examination: September 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1475/H46-5

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Media Rights Group) (02/08/2024) concerning the group of cases MAHMUDOV AND AGAZADE v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 35877/04) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)923]

Mammadli group v. Azerbaijan

Violation: Arrest and pre-trial detention to punish the applicants for his activities in the area of electoral monitoring or for their active social and political engagement in breach of Article 18 taken in conjunction with Article 5.

Last examination: June 2024 - CM/Del/Dec(2024)1501/H46-4

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Free Voices Collective (FVC), Independent Lawyers Network (ILN), European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) and International Partnership of Human Rights (IPHR)) (08/08/2024) concerning the group of cases Mammadli v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 47145/14) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)941]

Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan

Violation: Impossibility for persons displaced during the active military phase (1992-1994) of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to gain access to their homes and properties in the region; lack of effective remedies.

Last examination: September 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1475/H46-7

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (09/08/2024) concerning the case of SARGSYAN v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 40167/06) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)917]

Camara v. Belgium

Violation: Structural problem of non-enforcement of judicial decisions ordering the authorities to provide asylum seekers with material assistance or accommodation.

Last examination: First examination

Latest submission(s): 1492nd meeting (March 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Human rights centre at Ghent University) (22/01/2024) concerning the case of Camara v. Belgium (Application No. 49255/22) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)161]

United Macedonian Organisation Ilinden and Others group v. Bulgaria

Violation: Unjustified refusals by the courts to register an association aiming at achieving “the recognition of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria”.

Last examination: March 2024 - CM/Del/Dec(2024)1492/H46-7

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO ((Bulgarian Helsinki Committee) (22/07/2024) concerning the group of cases UMO ILINDEN AND OTHERS v. Bulgaria (Application No. 59491/00) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)874]

A.D. and Others v. Georgia

Violation: Lack of legislation governing procedures for legal gender recognition.

Last examination: First examination

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), Women's Initiatives Support Group (WISG), Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA), ILGA-Europe and Transgender Europe (TGEU)) (02/08/2024) concerning the case of A.D. and Others v. Georgia (Application No. 57864/17) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)911]

1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Social Justice Center) (02/08/2024) concerning the cases of A.D. and Others and Identoba and Others v. Georgia (Applications No. 57864/17, 73235/12) (Identoba and Others group) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)910]

1483rd meeting (December 2023) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), Women's Initiatives Support Group (WISG) and Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA)) (16/10/2023) in the case of A.D. and Others v. Georgia (Application No. 57864/17) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2023)1299]

1468th meeting (June 2023) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (11/04/2023) in the case of A.D. and Others v. Georgia (Application No. 57864/17) [Anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2023)475]

Identoba and Others group v. Georgia

Violation: Lack of protection against homophobic attacks during demonstrations.

Last examination: December 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1483/H46-13

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Social Justice Center, European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) (02/08/2024) concerning the cases of Georgian Muslim Relations and Others and Mikeladze and Others v. Georgia (Applications No. 24225/19, 54217/16) (Identoba and Others group, 73235/12) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)913]

1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), Women's Initiatives Support Group (WISG), Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA), ILGA-Europe and Transgender Europe (TGEU)) (02/08/2024) concerning the cases of Aghdgomelashvili and Japaridze, Women's Initiatives Supporting Group and Others and IDENTOBA AND OTHERS v. Georgia (Applications No. 7224/11, 73204/13, 73235/12) (Identoba and Others group) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)912]

1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NHRI (Public Defender of Georgia) (18/07/2024) concerning the group of cases IDENTOBA AND OTHERS v. Georgia (Application No. 73235/12) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)857]

Kanellopoulos group v. Greece

Violation: Non-compliance with final domestic judgments ordering the lifting of land expropriation orders or charges on land. In some cases, the lack of an effective remedy to ensure the enforcement.

Last examination: December 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1483/A2

Latest submission(s): 1492nd meeting (March 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (08/03/2024) concerning the case of PANAGIOTIS GIKAS and GEORGIOS GIKAS v. Greece (Application No. 26914/07) (Kanellopoulos group, 11325/06) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)303]

Ilias and Ahmed group v. Hungary & Shahzad group v. Hungary

Violation: Authorities’ failure to assess the risks of ill-treatment before expelling the applicants, asylum-seekers, to a “safe third country” (Ilias and Ahmed); applicant’s collective expulsion without identifying him and examining his situation (Shahzad).

Last examination: September 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1475/H46-16

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Hungarian Helsinki Committee) (31/07/2024) concerning the Ilias and Ahmed group of cases v. Hungary (Application No. 47287/15) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)901]

1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Hungarian Helsinki Committee) (31/07/2024) concerning the Shahzad group of cases v. Hungary (Application No. 12625/17) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)900]

László Magyar group v. Hungary

Violation: Life sentence without parole in combination with the lack of an adequate review mechanism, life sentence with parole after 40 years.

Last examination: September 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1475/H46-17

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Hungarian Helsinki Committee) (02/08/2024) concerning the LASZLO MAGYAR group of cases v. Hungary (Application No. 73593/10) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)908]

Rana group v. Hungary

Violation: Lack of legislation governing gender reassignment and name-changing procedure.

Last examination: September 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1475/A2b

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs ((Háttér Society and Transvanilla Transgender Association) (09/07/2024) concerning the group of cases of Rana v. Hungary (Application No. 40888/17) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)834]

Macaté v. Lithuania

Violation: No legitimate aim for temporary suspension of children’s fairy tale book depicting same-sex relationships and its subsequent labelling as harmful to children under the age of 14.

Last examination: First examination

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Reply from the authorities (31/07/2024) following a communication from NGOs (Human Rights Monitoring Institute, National LGBTI rights organisation LGL, Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights and ILGA submission) (30/07/2024) concerning the case of Macate v. Lithuania (Application No. 61435/19) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)909]

1492nd meeting (March 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Reply from the authorities Reply from the authorities (12/01/2024) following a joint communication from NGOs (HRMI, LGL, LCHR and ILGA Europe) (08/01/2024) concerning the case of Macate v. Lithuania (Application No. 61435/19) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)63]

X v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Violation: Lack of legislation governing the conditions and procedures for changing on birth certificates the registered sex of transgender people.

Last examination: December 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1483/H46-22

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (TGEU, Coalition Margins, TransFormA and ILGA-Europe) (25/07/2024) concerning the case of X v. “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (Application No. 29683/16) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)881]

Reczkowicz group v. Poland

Violation: Tribunal not established by law due to, inter alia, systemic dysfunction in the judicial appointments’ procedures. Deficiencies of the system of extraordinary review appeal.

Last examination: December 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1483/H46-25

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Communication from an NGO (Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights) (08/08/2024) concerning the group of cases of Reczkowicz v. Poland (Application No. 43447/19) and reply from the authorities (23/08/2024) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)940-rev]

Xero Flor W Polsce SP. Z O.O. v. Poland

Violation: Tribunal not established by law due to grave irregularities in the election of one of the Constitutional Court's judges examining the applicant company’s constitutional complaint.

Last examination: December 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1483/H46-26

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Communication from an NGO (Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights) (08/08/2024) concerning the case of Xero Flor w Polsce sp. z o.o. v. Poland (Application No. 4907/18) and reply from the authorities (23/08/2024) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)939-rev]

Petrescu group v. Portugal

Violation: Overcrowding and poor conditions of detention in prisons and lack of effective remedies.

Last examination: September 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1475/H46-25

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (European Prison Litigation Network, FORUM PENAL - Association of Criminal Lawyer) (19/07/2024) concerning the group of cases Petrescu v. Portugal (Application No. 23190/17) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)858]

X. and Y. v. Romania

Violation: Lack of clear and predictable legislation governing gender reassignment.

Last examination: June 2022 - CM/Del/Dec(2022)1436/H46-19

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (ACCEPT Association) (30/07/2024) concerning the X and Y group of cases v. Romania (Application No. 2145/16) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)892]

1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (TGEU and ILGA - Europe) (25/07/2024) concerning the X and Y group of cases v. Romania (Application No. 2145/16) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)883]

Kogan and Others v. Russian Federation & Kutayev v. Russian Federation

Violation: Cases on violations of Article 18

Last examination: First examination

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (EHRAC, Stichting Justice Initiative) (13/08/2024) concerning the cases of Kutayev and Kogan and Others v. Russia (Applications No. 17912/15, 54003/20) (Khashiyev and Akayeva group) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)945]

1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Crew Against Torture) (12/08/2024) concerning the cases of Kutayev and Kogan and Others v. Russia (Applications No. 17912/15, 54003/20) (Khashiyev and Akayeva group) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)944]

1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre and OVD-Info) (30/07/2024) concerning the cases of Kogan and Others and Kutayev v. Russia (Applications No. 54003/20, 17912/15) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)902]

R.R. and R.D group v. Slovak Republic

Violation: R.R. and R.D group concerns the excessive use of force in a police operation carried out on a street that is home to a Roma community. Ineffective investigations.

P.H. v. Slovak Republic concerns the failure to protect the physical well-being of an unaccompanied Romani minor in police custody and effective investigation.

Last examination: R.R. and R.D group v. Slovak Republic: March 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1459/H46-24 / P.H. v. Slovak Republic: First examination

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.6 - Reply from the authorities (12/08/2024) following a communication from NGOs (Poradňa pre občianske a ľudské práva (Center for Civil and Human Rights, “Poradňa”) and the European Roma Rights Centre (“the ERRC”)) (10/07/2024) concerning the group of cases of R.R. and R.D. v. Slovakia (Application No. 20649/18) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)904]

1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Poradňa pre občianske a ľudské práva (Center for Civil and Human Rights, “Poradňa”) and the European Roma Rights Centre (“the ERRC”)) (10/07/2024) concerning the group of cases of R.R. and R.D. v. Slovakia (Application No. 20649/18) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)830]

Bati and Others group v. Türkiye & Elvan v. Türkiye

Violation: Bati and Others group concerns the ineffectiveness of investigations against law enforcement officers in allegations of torture and ill-treatment and impunity.

Elvan concerns the ineffectiveness of investigations on account of the administrative authorisation requirement provided under the Law No. 4483.

Last examination: Bati and Others group v. Türkiye: September 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1475/H46-36 / Elvan v. Türkiye: First examination

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Truth Justice Memory Center (Hafıza Merkezi), Human Rights Association (İnsan Hakları Derneği), Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (Türkiye İnsan Hakları Vakfı)) (31/07/2024) concerning the Bati and Others group of cases v. Turkey (Application No. 33097/96) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)895]

1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Truth Justice Memory Center (Hafıza Merkezi), Human Rights Association (İnsan Hakları Derneği), Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (Türkiye İnsan Hakları Vakfı)) (31/07/2024) concerning the case of Elvan v. Turkey (Application No. 64937/19) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)896]

Gurban group v. Türkiye

Violation: Unjustified detention of the applicants without reasonable suspicion that they had committed an offence, with the ulterior purpose of stifling pluralism and limiting freedom of political debate. Unforeseeable lifting of the parliamentary immunity and subsequent criminal proceedings to penalise the applicants for their political speeches.

Last examination: June 2024 - CM/Del/Dec(2024)1501/H46-35

Latest submission(s): 1507th meeting (September 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Association of Lawyers for Freedom (Özgürlük için Hukukçular Derneği), Human Rights Association (İnsan Hakları Derneği), Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (Türkiye İnsan Hakları Vakfı), the Foundation for Society and Legal Studies (Toplum ve Hukuk Araştırmaları Vakfı), Progressive Lawyers’ Association (Çağdaş Hukukçular Derneği) and Civil Society in The Penal System Association (Ceza İnfaz Sisteminde Sivil Toplum Derneği).) (29/07/2024) concerning the GURBAN group of cases v. Turkey (Application No. 4947/04) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)891]