The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has published the case-by-case decisions taken during its meeting from 12 to 14 March in the context of the supervision of the implementation of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights.
The Committee of Ministers adopted 40 decisions concerning 21 states during the meeting, including Interim Resolutions in the following cases:
- L v. Lithuania (CM/ResDH(2024)46)
- Navalnyy and Ofitserov v. Russian Federation (CM/ResDH(2024)49)
26 Final Resolutions were adopted by the Committee in respect of 51 judgments and decisions from the European Court, concerning 20 different states.
In addition, the Committee adopted a consolidated list of cases to be examined during its next dedicated meeting on the execution of judgments, which will take place from 11 to 13 June 2024.
Ahead of this week’s meeting, the Committee held an informal discussion with representatives of Russian human rights NGOs on issues relevant to the execution of judgments. It was the third such exchange since the Russian Federation was excluded from the Council of Europe in March 2022.
Under Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights, judgments from the European Court of Human Rights are binding on the states concerned. The Committee of Ministers supervises the execution of judgments on the basis of information provided by the national authorities concerned, civil society organisations, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and other interested parties.
More information:
- Decisions adopted by the Committee of Ministers
- Consolidated list of cases proposed for examination during 1501st meeting (DH)
- Indicative work programme of the Committee of Ministers for 2024
- Country factsheets - Thematic factsheets
Note
Following its exclusion from the Council of Europe on 16 March 2022, the Russian Federation ceased to be a High Contracting Party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022. The Committee of Ministers continues to supervise the execution of the judgments and friendly settlements concerned and the Russian Federation is obliged to implement them.
