CASE OF ASEN ASENOV v. BULGARIA

CASE OF ASEN ASENOV v. BULGARIA

Application No: 38741/19

Articles: 14, 14+8, 8, 8-1, 41

Respondent state: BGR

Date: 2026-05-12

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 14+8 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life; Positive obligations); Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Behar and Gutman v. Bulgaria, no. 29335/13, 16 February 2021; Budinova and Chaprazov v. Bulgaria, no. 12567/13, 16 February 2021; Girginova v. Bulgaria, no. 4326/18, 4 March 2025; Green v. the United Kingdom, no. 22077/19, § 46, 8 April 2025; Handyside v. the United Kingdom, 7 December 1976, § 49, Series A no. 24; Ikotity and Others v. Hungary, no. 50012/17, § 39, 5 October 2023; Karácsony and Others v. Hungary [GC], nos. 42461/13 and 44357/13, § 139, 17 May 2016; Merabishvili v. Georgia [GC], no. 72508/13, § 371, 28 November 2017; Minasyan and Others v. Armenia, no. 59180/15, § 70, 7 January 2025; Nepomnyashchiy and Others v. Russia, nos. 39954/09 and 3465/17, 30 May 2023; Paketova and Others v. Bulgaria, nos. 17808/19 and 36972/19, § 161, 4 October 2022; Pastörs v. Germany, no. 55225/14, § 47, 3 October 2019; Perinçek v. Switzerland [GC], no. 27510/08, §§ 230-31, ECHR 2015 (extracts); Sanchez v. France [GC], no. 45581/15, §§ 187 and 201, 15 May 2023; Scientology Kirche Deutschland e.V. v. Germany, no. 34614/97, Commission decision of 7 April 1997, Decisions and Reports 89-B, p. 163; Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia [GC], nos. 8019/16 and 3 others, § 1339, 9 July 2025; Yevstifeyev and Others v. Russia, nos. 226/18 and 2 others, §§ 52 and 58, 3 December 2024; Zhablyanov v. Bulgaria, no. 36658/18, § 125 in fine, 27 June 2023; Zollmann v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 62902/00, ECHR 2003-XII