FIFTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 10804/17
Hovhannes HARUTYUNYAN
against Armenia
The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 9 April 2026 as a Committee composed of:
 Andreas Zünd, President,
 Diana Sârcu,
 Mykola Gnatovskyy, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application against the Republic of Armenia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 27 January 2017,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDUREThe applicant, Mr Hovhannes Harutyunyan, was born in 1988. He was represented by Ms S. Soghomonyan, a lawyer practising in Vanadzor.
The applicant’s complaints under Articles 3, 11 and 13 of the Convention concerning his alleged ill-treatment during the dispersal of a demonstration, as well as the alleged lack of effective remedies for his complaints, were communicated to the Armenian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits.
By letter dated 28 January 2026, sent through the Court’s Electronic Communications Service (eComms), the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 21 January 2026 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicant’s representative downloaded the letter on 29 January and 17 March 2026. However, no response followed.
THE LAWIn the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.
Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 13 May 2026.
 
 Viktoriya Maradudina Andreas Zünd
 Acting Deputy Registrar President