Resolution CM/ResDH(2025)135
Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights
Centrum för rättvisa against Sweden
 
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 12 June 2025
at the 1531st meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
 
 
Application No.
Case
Judgment of
Final on
35252/08
CENTRUM FÖR RÄTTVISA
25/05/2021
25/05/2021
 
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provides that the Committee supervises the execution of final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” and “the Court”);
 
Having regard to the final judgment transmitted by the Court to the Committee in this case and to the violation of Article 8 established on account of several shortcomings of the Swedish regime of bulk interception of communications;
 
Recalling the respondent State’s obligation, under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to abide by all final judgments in cases to which it has been a party and that this obligation entails, over and above the payment of any sums awarded by the Court, the adoption by the authorities of the respondent State, where required:
 
-          of individual measures to put an end to violations established and erase their consequences so as to achieve as far as possible restitutio in integrum; and
-          of general measures preventing similar violations;
 
Having invited the government of the respondent State to inform the Committee of the measures taken to comply with the above-mentioned obligation;
 
Having examined the action report and the information provided by the government, indicating the measures adopted in order to give effect to the judgment including the information provided regarding the payment of the just satisfaction awarded by the Court (see document DH-DD(2024)1382 and
DH-DD(2025)344);
 
Noting that the just satisfaction awarded by the Court was paid on time and that no further individual measures are required;
 
Noting with satisfaction the legislative reform of the relevant legal framework adopted by the Swedish authorities in 2024 which introduced a clear rule on destroying intercepted material not containing personal data, a requirement to consider the privacy interests of individuals when deciding to transmit intelligence material to foreign partners, and an effective system of ex post facto independent review;
 
Considering that these amendments addressed the shortcomings highlighted by the Court and expressing their confidence and expectation that these amendments will be applied in conformity with the standards of the Convention and the relevant case-law of the Court;
 
Having satisfied itself that all the measures required by Article 46, paragraph 1, have been adopted,
 
 
DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in this case and
 
DECIDES to close the examination thereof.