THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 43624/19 Natalya Arkadyevna POLOVSHIKOVA against Russia and 2 other applications

(s ee appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 1 July 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Darian Pavli, President, Dmitry Dedov , Peeter Roosma , judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application s lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.

The applicants ’ complaints under Article 8 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention concerning the allocation or transfer to a remote penal facility irrespective of family life considerations and the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law were communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”) .

On 3 September 2020 the Government submitted a rectified declaration concerning one household comprising all the applicants. On 15 September 2020 the declaration was forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to inform the Court by 27 October 2020 whether they accepted the proposal. No reply was received from the applicants in this respect.

By letters dated 1 February 2021, sent by registered post, the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their position concerning the friendly settlement proposals had expired and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants ’ attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application.

The applicants received these letters on 9 February 2021. However, no response followed.

THE LAW

Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications.

Accordingly, the cases should be struck out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to join the applications;

Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 22 July 2021 .

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Viktoriya Maradudina Darian Pavli Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

List of applications raising complaints under Article 8 § 1 of the Convention

( allocation or transfer to a remote penal facility irrespective of family life considerations )

Application no.

Date of introduction

Applicant ’ s name

Year of birth

Family member

Date of the Court ’ s letter sent by registered mail

Date of receipt of the Court ’ s letter by the applicants

43624/19

02/08/2019

AND

43872/19

02/08/2019

AND

44571/19

02/07/2019

Household

Natalya Arkadyevna POLOVSHIKOVA

1964Viktor Veniaminovich POLOVSH I KOV

1962Yevgeniy Viktorovich POLOVSHIKOV

1986child, mother, father

01/02/2021

09/02/2021