CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 18 septembre 2025

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s339D85E6 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s665E407E { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .s10950C61 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:justify } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } Published on 6 October 2025   FOURTH SECTION Application no. 32326/24 Lia TABATADZE against Georgia lodged on 1 November 2024 communicated on 18 September 2025 STATEMENT OF FACTS The application concerns the respondent State’s alleged failure to conduct an effective investigation into the applicant’s several criminal complaints regarding the psychological, physical, and cyber violence allegedly committed by her former partner and his acquaintances. In particular, on 10 May 2021 a criminal investigation was launched into alleged threats against the applicant’s life and health made by an acquaintance of her former partner (Article 151 § 1 of the Criminal Code). Following the applicant’s suicide attempt in July 2021, another criminal investigation was opened on 3 April 2022 into alleged incitement to suicide (Article 115 §   1 of the Criminal Code). A further complaint lodged by the applicant on 19   August 2022 concerning physical abuse has apparently remained unanswered. In parallel, on 11 March 2021 the applicant filed a criminal complaint alleging that her former partner and one of his acquaintances had threatened to disseminate her intimate photos; and on 26   December 2022 she filed another criminal complaint, alleging that her former partner had posted an online advertisement of a sexual nature using her photo and phone number. On 22 November 2023 the Special Investigative Service launched an investigation into the disclosure of personal data (Article 157(1) § 1 of the Criminal Code). As it appears from the case file, all the above-mentioned criminal investigations remain ongoing. The applicant has been denied the victim status, and no charges have been brought to date. The applicant complains, under Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention, that the authorities failed to conduct effective investigation into her abuse allegations. QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES 1.     Having regard to the nature and degree of seriousness of the applicant’s allegations, do Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention apply to the specific forms of abuse allegedly inflicted on the applicant by the private individuals in question (compare Buturugă v.   Romania , no. 56867/15, § 63, 11   February 2020, Volodina v. Russia (no.   2) , no. 40419/19, § 50, 14 September 2021)?   2.     If so, in light of the respondent State’s positive obligations under Article   3 and/or Article 8 of the Convention, did the competent domestic authorities conduct an effective criminal investigation into the applicant’s allegations of abuse (see Gaidukevich v. Georgia , no. 38650/18, § 58, 15   June 2023, and Buturugă , cited above, §§   65-79)?