Resolution CM/ResDH(2022)106

Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights

Ho against Belgium

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 4 May 2022 at the 1433 rd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)

Application No.

Case

Judgment of

Final on

50672/15

HO

09/04/2020

09/04/2020

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provides that the Committee supervises the execution of final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” and “the Court”);

Having regard to the final judgment transmitted by the Court to the Committee in this case and to the violation established of Article 6, paragraph 1, of the Convention on account of the excessive length of criminal investigation;

Recalling the respondent State’s obligation, under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to abide by all final judgments in cases to which it has been a party and that this obligation entails, over and above the payment of any sums awarded by the Court, the adoption by the authorities of the respondent State, where required:

- of individual measures to put an end to violations established and erase their consequences so as to achieve as far as possible restitutio in integrum ; and

- of general measures preventing similar violations;

Having invited the government of the respondent State to inform the Committee of the measures taken to comply with the above-mentioned obligation;

Having noted the information provided regarding the payment of the just satisfaction awarded by the Court;

Considering that the question of individual measures was resolved, given that the domestic criminal proceedings against the applicant have been terminated since February 2016;

Recalling that the question of general measures required in response to the shortcomings found by the Court in the present judgment continues to be examined within the framework of the Abboud v. Belgium (No. 29119/13) group of cases and that the closure of this case therefore in no way prejudges the Committee’s evaluation of the general measures required;

DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in this case and;

DECIDES to close the examination of this case.