FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 4378/20 Sofija DJAFER

against North Macedonia

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 25 November 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Lətif Hüseynov, President, Lado Chanturia, Arnfinn Bårdsen, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 15 January 2020,

Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant’s details are set out in the appended table.

The applicant was represented by European Roma Rights Centre , a non ‑ governmental organisation based in Brussels, and by Ms Keti Jandrijeska Jovanova, a lawyer practising in Skopje.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 2 of the Convention concerning the death of her son in the Skopje prison were communicated to the Government of North Macedonia (“the Government”).

The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against North Macedonia in respect of the facts giving rise to this application, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay her the amount detailed in the appended table. This amount will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment and will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay this amount within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on it, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.

The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.

THE LAW

The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.

Done in English and notified in writing on 16 December 2021.

Viktoriya Maradudina Lətif Hüseynov Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Article 2 of the Convention

(Ineffective investigation of death)

Application no. Date of introduction

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Representative’s name and location

Date of receipt of Government’s declaration

Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration

Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses

(in euros) [1]

4378/20

15/01/2020

Sofija DJAFER

1963European Roma Rights Centre

Bruxelles

Keti

Jandrijeska

Jovanova

Skopje

29/09/2021

06/08/2021

12,000

[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.