Legal Initiative Foundation and Others v. Russia

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 45822/20 LEGAL INITIATIVE FOUNDATION against Russia and 2 other applications

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 30 May 2024 as a Committee composed of:

Peeter Roosma , President , Ioannis Ktistakis, Andreas Zünd , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above applications lodged on the dates indicated in the appended table,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The list of applicants is set out in the appendix.

The applicants raised complaints under Article 10 of the Convention and other provisions of the Convention which were communicated to the Russian Government.

By letters dated 22 June 2023 and 23 January 2024, sent via the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms), the applicants were advised that the period allowed for the submission of their observations had expired and that no request for an extension of time had been made. The applicants’ 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. To date, no response has been received.

THE LAW

Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.

In 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 applications.

Accordingly, the cases should be struck out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to join the applications;

Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 4 July 2024.

Viktoriya Maradudina Peeter Roosma Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

List of applications

No.

Application no.

Case name

Lodged on

Applicant Year of Birth/ Registration Place of Residence/Incorporation Nationality

Represented by

1.

45822/20

Legal Initiative Foundation v. Russia

18/09/2020

LEGAL INITIATIVE FOUNDATION 2005 Nazran Russian

2.

48424/22

Tarabukin v. Russia

30/09/2022

Andrey Removich TARABUKIN 1999 Syktyvkar Russian

Vladislav Vladimirovich KOSNYREV

3.

1740/23

Nesterova v. Russia

29/11/2022

Nina Ivanovna NESTEROVA 1985 Moscow Russian