The case successfully examined the complaint of the applicant against the inability of the authorities for a long period of time to conduct an effective investigation into the death of her son. The case has violated the requirements of Article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (right to life) in its procedural aspect.
In 2009, the applicant was assisted in the preparation of the application. Subsequently, the application was communicated to the Russian Federation.
In her complaint the applicant complained about the inability of the authorities for a long period of time to conduct an effective investigation into the death of her son.
On 15 May 2018, on the complaint filed by the applicant, the European Court unanimously decided that in the present case the authorities violated the requirement of Article 2 of the Convention (the right to life) in its procedural aspect, and ordered the respondent state to pay the applicant 20,000 euros in moral damages harm.
ECHR ruling of May 15, 2018 in the case of Agarkova (Agarkova) v. Russia (application N 29951/09).