The ECHR judgment of March 12, 2019 in the case of Dagalayeva v. Russia (Dagalayeva v. Russia) (application No. 19650/11).
In 2011, the applicant was assisted in preparing the application. Subsequently, the application was communicated to the Russian Federation.
The case has successfully examined the application about the failure to conduct an effective investigation into the murder of the applicant's spouse. The case has violated the requirements of Article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
In her application, the applicant complained that her husband was allegedly killed by State agents and that no effective investigation into this circumstance had been carried out.
On March 12, 2019, on an application submitted by the applicant, the Court unanimously ruled that in the present case the Government violated the requirement of Article 2 of the Convention (the right to life) in its substantive and procedural aspects, and ordered the respondent Government to pay the applicant EUR 80,000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage.