003-7337024-10015817

issued by the Registrar of the Court   ECHR 158 (2022)   17.05.2022   Judgments of 17 May 2022   The European Court of Human Rights has today given notification in writing of ten judgments1:   two Chamber judgments are summarised below;   a separate press release has been issued for one Committee judgment in the case of Simić v. Bosnia   and Herzegovina (application no. 39764/20);   the remaining seven Committee judgments, concerning issues which have already been examined by   the Court, can be consulted on Hudoc and do not appear in this press release.   The judgment in French below is indicated with an asterisk (*).   Oganezova v. Armenia (applications nos. 71367/12 and 72961/12)   The applicant, Armine Oganezova, is an Armenian national who was born in 1980 and lives in Nacka,   (Sweden).   The case concerns an aggressive homophobic campaign against the applicant, a well-known member   of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Armenia, including an arson   attack in May 2012 on the bar she co-owned and ran in Yerevan.   In the weeks following the arson attack, which was publicly condoned by leading political figures,   groups of people gathered outside the bar to intimidate and harass the applicant and vandalised   what was left inside. She was also subjected to death threats and abuse, including online hate   speech, leading her to permanently leave Armenia and request asylum in Sweden.   Two brothers, members of “Black Ravens Armenia”, which is associated with a neo-Nazi group, were   arrested shortly after the arson attack and admitted that they had set the bar on fire because it was   “a gathering place for LGBT persons who brought shame on Armenia”. They were found guilty in July   of intentional damage to property and given a two-year suspended prison sentence. They were   subsequently given an amnesty.   Relying on Articles 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), 8 (right to respect for private   and family life and home) and 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on   Human Rights, Ms Oganezova complains that the authorities failed to protect her from harassment,   attacks and threats because of her sexual orientation and to effectively investigate her complaints.   She also complains, under the same provisions, of the lack of an adequate legislative framework to   combat hate crimes directed against the LGBT minority in Armenia.   She also requests, under Article 46 (binding force and implementation) of the European Convention,   that the Court order the Armenian Government to amend sentencing legislation to include   homophobia as an aggravating factor and to protect sexual orientation.   Under Articles 43 and 44 of the Convention, Chamber judgments are not final. During the three-month period following a Chamber   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   Violation of Article 3 taken in conjunction with Article 14   Just satisfaction:   non-pecuniary damage: 12,000 euros (EUR)   costs and expenses: EUR 4,500   Ali Reza v. Bulgaria (no. 35422/16)*   The applicant, Hamid Ali Reza, is an Iraqi national who was born in 1973. He arrived in Bulgaria in   and was granted subsidiary protection (“humanitarian status”) on account of the war situation   in Iraq. He was issued with a residence permit in 2003.   The case concerns an expulsion order issued against Mr Ali Reza in 2015 on the grounds of national   security, and whether the remedies available to him under domestic law were effective. It also   concerns the applicant’s administrative detention with a view to his expulsion (between June 2015   and January 2016) and the time taken to examine his appeal against that detention.   Mr Ali Reza, who currently lives in Sofia, married his Bulgarian partner in December 2017. Since   January 2016, he has been subject to administrative supervision and must report to a police station   once a week.   Before the European Court, he relies on Articles 3 (prohibition of torture, inhuman or degrading   treatment), 5 (right to liberty and security), 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and 13   (right to an effective remedy) of the Convention.   Violation of Article 5 § 1   Just satisfaction:   non-pecuniary damage: EUR 3,500   no request made in respect of cost 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