18 January 2022, 10:53
ECtHR refuses to revise Natalia Estemirova's murder case
The decision in the case of the murder of Natalia Estemirova, a Chechen human rights defender, has been declared final by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR); the Grand Chamber thereof has rejected the revision request.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on August 31, 2021, the ECtHR, having recognized the absence of an efficient inquiry into the murder of Natalia Estemirova, awarded her sister EUR 20,000 in compensation of moral harm. Human rights defender expressed their regret that the ECtHR found that Russia is not responsible for Estemirova's death.
On July 15, 2009, Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*, was kidnapped, taken to Ingushetia, and killed.
The panel of the ECtHR's Grand Chamber has refused to send Natalia Estemirova's murder case for revision. This information appeared in the ECtHR's press release of January 17.
The press release states that on five cases, the decisions are now regarded as final, including the case "Estemirova vs. Russia". "In accordance with Article 44, paragraph 2(c) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the decision of the Chamber becomes final when its panel rejects the request for transfer in accordance with Article 43," reads a footnote to the press release.
It was Svetlana Estemirova, Natalia's sister, who had filed a request to revise the ECtHR's by the Grand Chamber, the "Interfax" explains.
*The organization has been put by the Russian Ministry of Justice on the register of NCOs performing the functions of a foreign agent. On December 29, the Moscow City Court pronounced the decision to liquidate the organization.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on January 18, 2022 at 01:14 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: The Caucasian Knot
