CASE OF X v. GEORGIA

CASE OF X v. GEORGIA

Application No: 35640/22

Articles: 35, 35-3-a, 3, 8, 8-1, 41

Respondent state: GEO

Date: 2026-03-31

Conclusion:

Remainder inadmissible (Art.

35) Admissibility criteria; (Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded; Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Effective investigation; Positive obligations) (Procedural aspect); Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations; Article 8-1 - Respect for private life); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: A and B v. Croatia, no. 7144/15, 20 June 2019; A. v. the United Kingdom, 23 September 1998, §§ 2, 7 and 16-18, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998-VI; Aghdgomelashvili and Japaridze v. Georgia, no. 7224/11, § 39, 8 October 2020; B v. Russia, no. 36328/20, § 56, 7 February 2023; B.A. v. Iceland, no. 17006/20, §§ 86 and 92, 26 August 2025; C.A.S. and C.S. v. Romania, no. 26692/05, § 78, 20 March 2012; Cardot v. France, 19 March 1991, § 34, Series A no. 200; Communauté genevoise d’action syndicale (CGAS) v. Switzerland [GC], no. 21881/20, § 140, 27 November 2023; G.U. v. Turkey, no. 16143/10, § 73, 18 October 2016; Georgian Muslim Relations and Others v. Georgia, no. 24225/19, §§ 97 and 100, 30 November 2023; I.C. v. Romania, no. 36934/08, §§ 52, 54 and 58, 24 May 2016; Identoba and Others v. Georgia, no. 73235/12, § 86, 12 May 2015; J.I. v. Croatia, no. 35898/16, § 84, 8 September 2022; J.L. v. Italy, no. 5671/16, §§ 137-41, 27 May 2021; L.R. v. North Macedonia, no. 38067/15, § 50, 23 January 2020; M.C. v. Bulgaria, no. 39272/98, ECHR 2003-XII; M.G.C. v. Romania, no. 61495/11, § 59, 15 March 2016; Machalikashvili and Others v. Georgia, no. 32245/19, §§ 59 and 95, 19 January 2023; N.Ç. v. Turkey, no. 40591/11, 9 February 2021; N.D. v. Slovenia, no. 16605/09, §§ 60 and 61, 15 January 2015; N.Ö. v. Türkiye, no. 24733/15, §§ 39 and 53 in fine, 7 January 2025; Ochigava v. Georgia, no. 14142/15, § 58, 16 February 2023; P.M. v. Bulgaria, no. 49669/07, §§ 64-65, 24 January 2012; Post v. the Netherlands, no. 21727/08 (dec.), 20 January 2009; R.B. v. Estonia, no. 22597/16, 22 June 2021; Salmanoğlu and Polattaş v. Turkey, no. 15828/03, § 88, 17 March 2009; Söderman v. Sweden [GC], no. 5786/08, § 83, ECHR 2013; Tkhelidze v. Georgia, no. 33056/17, § 48, 8 July 2021; Women’s Initiatives Supporting Group and Others v. Georgia, nos. 73204/13 and 74959/13, §§ 65 and 66, 16 December 2021; X and Others v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 22457/16, 2 February 2021; X v. Cyprus, no. 40733/22, §§ 121-123, 27 February 2025; X v. Greece, no. 38588/21, §§ 68, 85 and 86, 13 February 2024; Y. v. Slovenia, no. 41107/10, ECHR 2015 (extracts); Z v. Bulgaria, no. 39257/17, §§ 65 and 70, 28 May 2020; Zehentner v. Austria, no. 20082/02, §§ 39-40, 16 July 2009