Safarov v. Azerbaijan

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 43603/21 Yunis SAFAROV against Azerbaijan

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 1 October 2026 as a Committee composed of:

Úna Ní Raifeartaigh , President , Canòlic Mingorance Cairat, Vasilka Sancin , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application against the Republic of Azerbaijan lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 26 August 2021,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

The details of the applicant and his representative are set out in the appended table.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the alleged ill-treatment and the alleged absence of an effective investigation in that respect, as well as under Article 13 of the Convention concerning the alleged lack of effective remedies for his complaints of ill-treatment, were communicated to the Azerbaijani Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

By letter dated 8 April 2026, sent through the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms), the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 30 March 2026 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s 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. The applicant received that letter on 8 April 2026. However, no response followed.

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 application.

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

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

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

Done in English and notified in writing on 22 October 2026.

Viktoriya Maradudina Úna Ní Raifeartaigh Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention

(alleged ill-treatment and alleged lack of effective remedies)

Application no. Date of introduction

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Representative’s name and location

Date by which submissions were requested by the Court

Date of the Court’s

strike-out warning

letter

Date of receipt of the letter

43603/21

26/08/2021

Yunis

Rafig oglu

SAFAROV

1983

Bakhtiyar

HAJIYEV

Baku

30/03/2026

08/04/2026

08/04/2026