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

📅 From the 3rd to the 5th of December 2024, the Committee of Ministers will meet for their quarterly Human Rights Meeting. During this meeting, the Committee of Ministers will examine 55 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 38 Rule 9 submissions in 28 leading cases under consideration. The list below sets out an overview of these submissions related to cases on the current agenda.

Overview of Submissions

X and Others v. Albania 

Violation: Failure to implement swift and comprehensive desegregation measures in an elementary school attended almost exclusively by Roma and Egyptian children. 

Last examination: First examination 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (The European Roma Rights Centre) (21/10/2024) concerning the case of X and Others v. Albania (Application No. 73548/17) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1252] 

Oganezova v. Armenia 

Violation: Lack of protection against homophobic attacks and hate speech; failure to carry out effective investigation; absence of effective domestic criminal-law mechanism for investigating discrimination complaints. 

Last examination: June 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1468/H46-1 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Communication from NGOs (Pink Armenia, EHRAC, ILGA Europe) (21/10/2024) concerning the case of Oganezova v. Armenia (Application No. 71367/12) and reply from the authorities (29/10/2024) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1244]

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: September 2024 - CM/Del/Dec(2024)1507/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]

Namat Aliyev group v. Azerbaijan 

Violation: Various irregularities in the context of the 2005 and 2010 parliamentary elections and lack of safeguards against arbitrariness. 

Last examination: March 2020 - CM/Del/Dec(2020)1369/H46-4 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Free Voices Collective) (17/10/2024) concerning the NAMAT ALIYEV group of cases v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 18705/06) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1240]

Mikayil Mammadov group v. Azerbaijan 

Violation: Excessive use of force by the security forces and lack of effective investigations. 

Last examination: December 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1483/H46-5 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (18/11/2024) concerning the case of Saribekyan and Balyan v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 35746/11) (Mikayil Mammadov group, 4762/05) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1355]

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 2024 - CM/Del/Dec(2024)1507/H46-5 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (22/10/2024) concerning the case of SARGSYAN v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 40167/06) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1220]

L.B. group v. Belgium & W.D. v. Belgium 

Violation: Structural problem concerning the care of persons with mental health problems detained in prison. 

Last examination: September 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1475/H46-8 

Latest submission(s): 1514e réunion (décembre 2024) (DH) - Règle 9.2 - Communication d’INDH (UNIA, Centre interfédéral pour l’égalité des chances, Conseil central de surveillance pénitentiaire (CCSP) et Institut fédéral pour la protection et la promotion des droits humains (IFDH)) (18/10/2024) relative aux affaires groupe L.B. et W.D. c. Belgique (requêtes n° 22831/08, 73548/13) [French only] [DH-DD(2024)1276]

Vasilescu v. Belgium 

Violation: Structural problem concerning prison overcrowding, material conditions of detention and lack of effective remedies. 

Last examination: September 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1475/H46-9 

Latest submission(s): 1514e réunion (décembre 2024) (DH) - Règle 9.2 - Communication d’INDH (Conseil central de surveillance pénitentiaire (CCSP) et Institut fédéral pour la protection et la promotion des droits humains (IFDH)) (17/10/2024) relative à l’affaire VASILESCU c. Belgique (requête n° 64682/12) [French only] [DH-DD(2024)1278]

Yordanova and Others group v. Bulgaria & Paketova and Others v. Bulgaria 

Violation: Eviction of persons of Roma origin on the basis of legislation not requiring adequate examination of the proportionality of the measure. Roma being driven away from their homes after anti-Roma protests and not being able to return. 

Last examination: September 2022 (Yordanova and Others group v. Bulgaria) - CM/Del/Dec(2022)1443/H46-8 

First examination (Paketova and others v. Bulgaria) 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Communication from an NGO (Bulgarian Helsinki Committee) (11/10/2024) concerning the Yordanova and Others group of cases v. Bulgaria (Application No. 25446/06) and reply from the authorities (22/10/2024) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1224] 

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Communication from an NGO (Bulgarian Helsinki Committee) (17/10/2024) concerning the case of Paketova and Others v. Bulgaria (Application No. 17808/19) and reply from the authorities (22/10/2024) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1294]

Tkhelidze group v. Georgia 

Violation: Failure to protect from domestic violence and to conduct an effective investigation into police inaction. 

Last examination: December 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1483/H46-14 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA); European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC); Union Sapari) (22/10/2024) concerning the Tkhelidze group of cases v. Georgia (Application No. 33056/17) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1259] 

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NHRI (Public Defender of Georgia) (18/10/2024) concerning the Tkhelidze group of cases v. Georgia (Application No. 33056/17) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1242]

Basu v. Germany 

Violation: Lack of independent effective investigation into arguable allegations of racial profiling by the police during identity check on a train. 

Last examination: First examination 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Communication from an NHRI (German Institute for Human Rights) (09/10/2024) in the case of Basu v. Germany (Application No. 215/19) and reply from the authorities (18/10/2024) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1202-rev]

Bekir-Ousta and Others group v. Greece 

Violation: Refusal of domestic courts to register associations or dissolution of the applicants’ associations. 

Last examination: June 2024 - CM/Del/Dec(2024)1501/H46-14 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (20/11/2024) concerning the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases v. Greece (Application No. 35151/05) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1379] 

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (23/10/2024) concerning the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases v. Greece (Application No. 35151/05) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1228] 

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Greek Helsinki Monitor) (14/10/2024) concerning the cases of Bekir-Ousta and Others and House of Macedonian Civilization and Others v. Greece (Applications No. 35151/05, 1295/10) (Bekir-Ousta and Others group) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1221]

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)) (11/10/2024) concerning the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases v. Greece (Application No. 35151/05) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1205] 

Gubacsi group v. Hungary 

Violation: Inhuman and degrading treatment by law enforcement officers and/or the lack of adequate investigations in this respect. 

Last examination: December 2022 - CM/Del/Dec(2022)1451/H46-16 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Hungarian Helsinki Committee) (21/10/2024) concerning the Gubacsi group of cases v. Hungary (Application No. 44686/07) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1245]

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Hungarian Helsinki Committee) (04/10/2024) in the case of GUBACSI v. Hungary (Application No. 44686/07) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1177]

Cordella and Others group v. Italy 

Violation: Lack of reaction on the part of the authorities to air pollution by steelworks, to the detriment of the surrounding population’s health and lack of an effective remedy to obtain decontamination of the affected areas. 

Last examination: June 2022 - CM/Del/Dec(2022)1436/H46-11 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (StraLi for Strategic Litigation) (25/10/2024) concerning the group of cases Cordella and Others v. Italy (Application No. 54414/13) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1284]

Abu Zubaydah v. Lithuania 

Violation: Various violations related to the secret detention and "extraordinary rendition” of the applicant. As a result, the applicant is exposed to continued arbitrary detention and ill-treatment at the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay. 

Last examination: September 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1475/H46-20 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (25/11/2024) concerning the case of Al-Hawsawi v. Lithuania (Application No. 6383/17) (Abu Zubaydah group, 46454/11) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1403] 

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (31/10/2024) concerning the case of Al-Hawsawi v. Lithuania (Application No. 6383/17) (Abu Zubaydah group, 46454/11) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1275]

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (15/10/2024) in the case of Al-Hawsawi v. Lithuania (Abu Zubaydah Group, 46454/11) (Application No. 6383/17) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1189]

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Communication from an NGO (Human Rights in Practice) (23/10/2024) concerning the cases of HUSAYN (ABU ZUBAYDAH) v. Poland (Application No. 7511/13) (Al Nashiri group, 28761/11) and Abu Zubaydah group v. Lithuania (Application No. 46454/11) and reply from Poland (31/10/2024). [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1309]

I.D. group v. Republic of Moldova 

Violation: Poor conditions of detention in facilities under the authority of the Ministries of the Interior and Justice, including lack of access to adequate medical care; absence of an effective remedy. 

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

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Communication from NGOs (Promo-LEX Association, European Prison Litigation Network (EPLN) and NHRI the People’s Advocate Office) (30/10/2024) concerning the I.D. group of cases v. the Republic of Moldova (Application No. 47203/06) and reply from the authorities (07/11/2024) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1292]

Elmazova and Others v. North Macedonia 

Violation: Discrimination of Roma pupils on account of their segregation in two State-run primary schools. 

Last examination: First examination 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (European Roma Rights Centre and Commission on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination of North Macedonia) (16/10/2024) concerning the case of Elmazova and Others v. North Macedonia (Application No. 11811/20) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1234]

Al Nashiri group v. Poland 

Violation: Various violations related to the secret detention and "extraordinary rendition” of the applicant. As a result, the applicant was exposed to a serious risk of further ill-treatment and conditions of detention in breach of Article 3 as well as of further secret detention. He faces a risk of capital punishment in a trial before a United States military commission in which, according to the European Court's judgment, evidence obtained under torture might be used. 

Last examination: September 2023 - CM/Del/Dec(2023)1475/H46-23 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Communication from an NGO (Human Rights in Practice) (23/10/2024) concerning the cases of HUSAYN (ABU ZUBAYDAH) v. Poland (Application No. 7511/13) (Al Nashiri group, 28761/11) and Abu Zubaydah group v. Lithuania (Application No. 46454/11) and reply from Poland (31/10/2024). [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1309]

Khashiyev and Akayeva group v. Russian Federation 

Violation: Action of the security forces, mostly in the Chechen Republic. 

Last examination: June 2022 - CM/Del/Dec(2022)1436/H46-24 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre) (21/10/2024) concerning the Khashiyev and Akayeva group of cases v. Russia (Application No. 57942/00) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1298]

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (EHRAC) (25/10/2024) concerning the Khashiyev and Akayeva group of cases v. Russia (Application No. 57942/00) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1297]

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Stichting Justice Initiative) (21/10/2024) concerning the Khashiyev and Akayeva group of cases v. Russia (Application No. 57942/00) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1296]

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Crew Against Torture) (21/10/2024) concerning the Khashiyev and Akayeva group of cases v. Russia (Application No. 57942/00) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1246]

Bryan and Others v. Russian Federation, Butkevich v. Russian Federation, Chemodurov group v. Russian Federation, Chirikov and Nekrasov group v. Russian Federation, Dzhavadov v. Russian Federation, Kazakov group v. Russian Federation, Kudeshkina v. Russian Federation & Verzilov and Others v. Russian Federation 

Violation: Freedom of expression groups of cases 

Last examination: First examination, except for Kudeshkina v. Russian Federation, last examined in December 2021 - CM/Del/Dec(2021)1419/H46-32 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre, OVD-Info) (21/10/2024) concerning the cases of Bryan and Others, Verzilov and Others and Chirikov and Nekrasov v. Russia (Applications No. 22515/14, 25276/15, 47942/17) (Chirikov and Nekrasov group) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1299] 

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Centre de la Protection Internationale) (22/10/2024) concerning the case of KUDESHKINA v. Russia (Application No. 29492/05) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1282] 

1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Crew Against Torture) (21/10/2024) concerning the case of Verzilov and Others v. Russia (Application No. 25276/15) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1247]

Dink v. Türkiye 

Violation: Failure of the authorities to protect the life and freedom of expression of a journalist.

Last examination: September 2018 - CM/Del/Dec(2018)1324/H46-21

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA)) (16/10/2024) concerning the case of DINK v. Turkey (Application No. 2668/07) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1232]

Genç and Demi̇rgan v. Türkiye 

Violation: Failure to enforce domestic court decisions concerning the annulment of operation permit of a gold mine and the shutting down of thermal power plants and a starch factory for environmental reasons.

Last examination: September 2020 - CM/Del/Dec(2020)1383/H46-23

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (ClientEarth) (15/10/2024) concerning the Genc and Demirgan group of cases v. Turkey (Application No. 34327/06) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1229]

1468th meeting (June 2023) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Bursa Barosu Başkanlığı) (17/04/2023) in the cases of Bursa Barosu Baskanligi and Others, Genc and Demirgan and Ahmet Okyay and Others v. Turkey (Applications No. 25680/05, 34327/06, 36220/97) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2023)517]

Kavala v. Türkiye 

Violation: Unjustified and extended detention of the applicant without reasonable suspicion and with the ulterior purpose of reducing him to silence. 

Last examination: September 2024 - CM/Del/Dec(2024)1507/H46-37 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rule 9.1 - Communication from the applicant (25/11/2024) concerning the case of Kavala v. Türkiye (Application No. 28749/18) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1415] 

Maymulakhin and Markiv v. Ukraine 

Violation: Absence of any form of legal recognition and protection for same-sex couples. 

Last examination: First examination 

Latest submission(s): 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Communications from NGOs (Insight (28/10/2024) and Gender Stream (30/10/2024)) concerning the case of Maymulakhin and Markiv v. Ukraine (Application No. 75135/14) and reply from the authorities (31/10/2024) [anglais uniquement] [DH-DD(2024)1269]