CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 19 décembre 2024

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page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-family:Arial; font-size:8pt; list-style-position:inside } .s1DE04BC { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:8pt } .s37CDBE05 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .sF6A12959 { width:33%; height:1px; text-align:left } .s5FFF0A7E { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt } .sA4BC3E2E { font-family:Arial; font-size:5.33pt; vertical-align:super; color:#000000 } a THIRD SECTION DECISION Application no. 26737/21 Valeh ALIYEV against Azerbaijan and 6 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 19   December 2024 as a Committee composed of:   Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir , President ,   Úna Ní Raifeartaigh,   Mateja Đurović , judges , and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table, Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The list of the applicants and their representative is set out in the appended table. The applicants’ complaints under Article 11 of the Convention concerning the prohibition on holding peaceful assemblies or restrictions on the location, time or manner of conduct of public events were communicated to the Azerbaijani Government (“the Government”). 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. After unsuccessful friendly-settlement negotiations, the Government informed the Court that they proposed to make unilateral declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications in accordance with Article   37 of the Convention. The Government acknowledged that there had been a violation of the applicants’ rights. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, 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 cases. The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declarations several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants. The Court observes that Article   37 §   1   (c) enables it to strike a case out of its list if: “... for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application”. Thus, it may strike out applications under Article   37 §   1 (c) on the basis of a unilateral declaration by a respondent Government even if the applicant wishes the examination of the case to be continued (see, in particular, the Tahsin Acar v.   Turkey judgment (preliminary objections) [GC], no.   26307/95, §§   75 ‑ 77, ECHR 2003-VI). The Court has established clear and extensive case-law concerning complaints relating to the prohibition on holding peaceful assemblies or restrictions on the location, time or manner of conduct of public events (see, for example, Mustafa Hajili and Others v. Azerbaijan , nos. 69483/13 and 2   others, §§ 49-50, 6 October 2022). It has no reasons to consider that the compensation offered by the Government constitutes inadequate or otherwise unreasonable redress for the violation of the applicants’ Convention rights (see Ryabkin and Volokitin v. Russia (dec.), nos. 52166/08 and 8526/09, §§   49-50, 28 June 2016, and Igranov and Others v. Russia , nos. 42399/13 and 8 others, § 24, 20 March 2018, and, for a similar approach, Antovski and Others v. North Macedonia (dec.) [Committee], no. 68160/17, 8 December 2022). Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declarations as well as the amount of compensation proposed – which is consistent with the amounts awarded in similar cases – the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications (Article   37 §   1   (c)). In the light of the above considerations, the Court is satisfied that respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto does not require it to continue the examination of the applications (Article   37 §   1 in fine ). Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declarations, the applications may be restored to the list in accordance with Article   37 §   2 of the Convention (see Josipović v.   Serbia (dec.), no.   18369/07, 4   March 2008). In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declarations and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention. Done in English and notified in writing on 23 January 2025.     Viktoriya Maradudina   Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir   Acting Deputy Registrar   President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article   11 of the Convention (prohibition on holding peaceful assemblies or restrictions on the location, time or manner of conduct of public events)   No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Representative’s name and location Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros) [1] Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application (in euros) [2]     26737/21 28/04/2021 Valeh Hummat oglu ALIYEV 1960   Nemat KARIMLI Baku 04/10/2024 1,350 225     27849/21 28/04/2021 Zakir Bakir oglu MAMMADZADE 1944   Nemat KARIMLI Baku 04/10/2024 1,350 225     27853/21 28/04/2021 Zakir Agaali oglu ISMAYIL 1960   Nemat KARIMLI Baku 24/10/2024 1,350 225     27862/21 28/04/2021 Konul Mubariz gizi ALIYEVA 1976   Nemat KARIMLI Baku 04/10/2024 1,350 225     27944/21 28/04/2021 Dadash Rashid oglu AHMADLI 1969   Nemat KARIMLI Baku 04/10/2024 1,350 225     27947/21 28/04/2021 Namik Yolu oglu NIFTIYEV 1961   Nemat KARIMLI Baku 04/10/2024 1,350 225     28010/21 28/04/2021 Gazanfar Isammad oglu BAKHISHOV 1953   Nemat KARIMLI Baku 04/10/2024 1,350 225     [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants [2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants