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issued by the Registrar of the Court   ECHR 043 (2022)   10.02.2022   Judgments and decisions of 10 February 2022   The European Court of Human Rights has today given notification in writing of 21 judgments1 and 59   decisions2:   two Chamber judgments are summarised below;   a separate press release has been issued for one other Chamber judgment in the case of Al Alo   v. Slovakia (application no. 32084/19);   Committee judgments, concerning issues which have already been examined by the Court, and   the 59 decisions, can be consulted on Hudoc and do not appear in this press release.   The judgment in French below is indicated with an asterisk (*).   A and B v. Georgia (application no. 73975/16)   The applicants, A and B, are Georgian nationals who were born in 1972 and 2013 respectively and   live in Georgia.   The case concerns the murder of C, A’s daughter and B’s mother, by B’s father, a police officer,   following a troubled relationship. It also concerns the ensuing investigation.   Relying on Article 2 (right to life) and Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European   Convention on Human Rights, the applicants complain, in particular, of a failure on the part of the   authorities to protect C from domestic violence and to conduct an effective investigation.   Violation of Article 2 taken in conjunction with Article 14 (right to life and investigation)   Just satisfaction:   non-pecuniary damage: 35,000 euros (EUR)   The Court rejected the applicants’ claim for costs and expenses   Tousios v. Greece (no. 36296/19)*   The applicant, Konstantinos Tousios, is a Greek national who was born in 1960.   The case concerns Mr Tousios’s conditions of detention on the premises of the Thessaloniki Security   Department and the lack of an effective remedy in that connection.   Mr Tousios was arrested on 23 January 2019 on charges of membership of and participation in a   criminal organisation and migrant smuggling, and placed in a cell on the premises of the said   department at about 0.20 a.m. on 24 January 2019. He submits that he shared a three-bed cell with   between 10 and 15 detainees, and did not even have room to sit down. He complains of the   conditions of hygiene, the lack of daylight and ventilation and the very poor quality of the meals   Under Articles 43 and 44 of the Convention, Chamber judgments are not final. During the three-month period following a judgment’s   delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel of five   judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and deliver a final   judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the Convention,   judgments delivered by a Committee are final.   Once a judgment becomes final, it is transmitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for supervision of its execution.   Further information about the execution process can be found here: www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/execution.   Inadmissibility and strike-out decisions are final.   provided. He adds that detainees suffering from hepatitis were kept together with the others, who   were afraid of contracting an infectious disease. The Government denied that claim. On 7 February   Mr Tousios was transferred to Diavata Prison. He was acquitted on 22 May 2019 and released   the next day.   Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) and Article 13 (right to an   effective remedy) of the European Convention, Mr Tousios complains of his conditions of detention   in the Thessaloniki Security Department cell and alleges that he had had no effective remedy to   complain of that situation.   Violation of Article 3   Violation of Article 13 taken in conjunction with Article 3   Just satisfaction:   non-pecuniary damage: EUR 5,000   The Court rejected the applicant’s claim for costs and expenses   This press release is a document produced by the Registry. It does not bind the Court. Decisions,   judgments and further information about the Court can be found on www.echr.coe.int. To receive   the Court’s press releases, please subscribe here: www.echr.coe.int/RSS/en or follow us on Twitter   @ECHR_CEDH.   Press contacts   [email protected] | tel : +33 3 90 21 42 08   We would encourage journalists to send their enquiries via email.   Tracey Turner-Tretz (tel : + 33 3 88 41 35 30)   Denis Lambert (tel : + 33 3 90 21 41 09)   Inci Ertekin (tel : + 33 3 90 21 55 30)   Neil Connolly (tel : + 33 3 90 21 48 05)   Jane Swift (tel : + 33 3 88 41 29 04)   The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe Member   States in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.   2