Resolution CM/ResDH(2022)79

Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights

Matevosyan against Armenia

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 6 April 2022 at the 1431 st meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

Application No.

Case

Judgment of

Final on

52316/09

MATEVOSYAN

14/09/2017

14/12/2017

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 on account of the ineffective investigation into the allegation of ill-treatment in the armed forces;

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 examined the action plan provided by the government indicating the individual measures adopted to give effect to the judgment including the information provided regarding the payment of the just satisfaction awarded by the Court (see document DH-DD(2020)747 );

Considering that the question of individual measures was resolved given that the criminal case was reopened, all the actions to conduct a thorough and effective investigation as well as eliminate the shortcomings identified by the Court were taken, and the criminal proceedings were completed;

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 Zalyan and Others case and that the closure of this case does not prejudge the assessment of the general measures required by the Committee;

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.