Failure to investigate the murder of a well-known human rights defender. Violation of a procedural part of Article 2 of the ECHR
JUDGMENT Estemirova v. Russia 31.08.2021 (app. no.42705/11) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the abduction and murder of a well-known human-rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, and the effectiveness of the ensuing investigation. The Court found that the Government’s failure to provide a full copy of the criminal case file had undermined its ability to assess the […]