PRIKYAN AND ANGELOVA v. BULGARIA - 44624/98 [2006] ECHR 141 (16 February 2006)

PRIKYAN AND ANGELOVA v. BULGARIA - 44624/98 [2006] ECHR 141 (16 February 2006)

The Court found that Bulgaria violated Article 2 (right to life) in conjunction with Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) due to the failure to conduct an effective investigation into the racially motivated killing.

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Citation
[2006] ECHR 141
Parties
Applicant: Prikyan; Applicant: Angelova; Respondent: Bulgaria
Jurisdiction
European Union
Judgment Date
16 February 2006
Procedural Posture
Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Final Judgment
Outcome
application allowed in part
Legal Topics
Right to Life, Effective Investigation, Racially Motivated Violence
Human Rights Law Right to Life Effective Investigation Racially Motivated Violence

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Parties

Prikyan

Applicant

Angelova

Applicant

Bulgaria

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the authorities failed to protect the right to life under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights
  2. 2 Whether the investigation into the death was effective and free from discrimination

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found that Bulgaria violated Article 2 (right to life) in conjunction with Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) due to the failure to conduct an effective investigation into the racially motivated killing.

Court Disposition

application allowed in part

Orders

  • Bulgaria to pay just satisfaction to the applicants
  • Bulgaria found in violation of Article 2 and Article 14 of the Convention