issued by the Registrar of the Court
ECHR 203 (2025)
09.09.2025
Judgments of 9 September 2025
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing two Chamber judgments1:
one Chamber judgment is summarised below;
a separate press release has been issued for the other Chamber judgment in the case of M.P. and
Others v. Greece (application no. 2068/24);
The judgment summarised below is available only in English.
Ilareva and Others v. Bulgaria (application no. 24729/17)
The applicants, Valeria Ilareva, Lidia Staykova, and Krasimir Kanev are Bulgarian nationals who were
born in 1980, 1971 and 1958 respectively. Ms Ilareva and Mr Kanev live in Sofia and Ms Staykova lives
in Haskovo (Bulgaria). They are all involved in non-governmental organisations working for the
protection of minority and migrant rights.
The case concerns the national authorities’ alleged failure to conduct an effective investigation into
graphic threats made towards the applicants in connection with their professional activities, on
Facebook.
Relying on Articles 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) and 8 (right to respect for
private and family life), alone or in conjunction with Articles 13 (right to an effective remedy) and
14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on Human Rights, the applicants submit
that the authorities failed to effectively investigate their complaints.
Violation of Article 8 in conjunction with Article 14
Just satisfaction:
non-pecuniary damage: 4,500 euros (EUR) to the first and the third applicant, each, and EUR 5,500 to
the second applicant
costs and expenses: EUR 2,521.77
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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.
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