Published on 17 October 2022

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 28150/22 N.T. against Cyprus lodged on 3 June 2022 communicated on 27 September 2022

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns allegations of insufficient or ineffective criminal investigations into the applicant’s alleged rape. It further concerns the applicant’s alleged re-victimisation during the investigation. It raises an issue under Articles 3, 8 and 14 of the Convention.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

1. Having regard to the positive obligations of States inherent in Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention to carry out an effective investigation and prosecution of acts of rape, was the investigation in the present case by the domestic authorities in breach of the above-mentioned Articles (see among others, M.C. v. Bulgaria , no. 39272/98, §§ 148-53, ECHR 2003-XII, and I.P. v. the Republic of Moldova , no. 33708/12, §§ 30-32, 28 April 2015)?

2. Has the applicant suffered gender-based discrimination contrary to Article 14 of the Convention, read in conjunction with Articles 3 and 8 § 1 of the Convention (see, for example, Opuz v. Turkey , no. 33401/02, §§ 184-91, ECHR 2009, and Volodina v. Russia , no. 41261/17, §§ 109-14, 9 July 2019)?

The Government are invited to submit a copy of the file concerning the criminal investigation with respect to the applicant’s complaint of rape.