CASE OF MALACHINI AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA

CASE OF MALACHINI AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA

Application No: 9184/09, 22580/10

Articles: 2, 2-1, 3, 41, 1, 34, 58

Respondent state: RUS

Date: 2026-06-23

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Life) (Substantive aspect); Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect); Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Torture) (Substantive aspect); Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Aksoy v. Turkey, 18 December 1996, § 63, Reports 1996-VI; Bekoyeva and Others v. Georgia (dec.), nos. 48347/08 and 3 others, § 37, 5 October 2021; Carter v. Russia, no. 20914/07, § 178, 21 September 2021; Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Câmpeanu v. Romania [GC], no. 47848/08, ECHR 2014; Dzidzava v. Russia, no. 16363/07, §§ 44-47, 20 December 2016; El-Masri v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [GC], no. 39630/09, §§ 182 and 195, ECHR 2012; Fedotova and Others v. Russia [GC], nos. 40792/10 and 2 others, §§ 68‑73, 17 January 2023; Finogenov and Others v. Russia, nos. 18299/03 and 27311/03, § 209, ECHR 2011 (extracts); Georgia v. Russia (II) (just satisfaction) [GC], no. 38263/08, 28 April 2023; Georgia v. Russia (II) (merits) [GC], no. 38263/08, 21 January 2021; Hassan v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 29750/09, § 49, ECHR 2014; İlhan v. Turkey [GC], no. 22277/93, § 85, ECHR 2000-VII; Karpylenko v. Ukraine, no. 15509/12, §§ 103-106, 11 February 2016; Kurt v. Austria [GC], no. 62903/15, § 157, 15 June 2021; L.C.B. v. the United Kingdom, 9 June 1998, § 36, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998‑III; Mamasakhlisi and Others v. Georgia and Russia, nos. 29999/04 and 41424/04, 7 March 2023; McCann and Others v. the United Kingdom, 27 September 1995, § 147, Series A no. 324; Nagmetov v. Russia [GC], no. 35589/08, § 72, 30 March 2017; Orhan v. Turkey, no. 25656/94, § 326, 18 June 2002; Osman v. the United Kingdom, 28 October 1998, §§ 115 and 116, Reports 1998-VIII; Salman v. Turkey [GC], no. 21986/93, § 100, ECHR 2000-VII; Storimans Verhulst and Others v. Russia, no. 26302/10, § 37, 7 October 2025; Tsaava and Others v. Georgia [GC], nos. 13186/20 and 4 others, §§ 225-229, 11 December 2025; Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (merits) [GC], nos. 8019/16 and 3 others, 9 July 2025; Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (dec.) [GC], nos. 8019/16 and 2 others, 30 November 2022