issued by the Registrar of the Court  
ECHR 364 (2021)  
30.11.2021  
Judgments of 30 November 2021  
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing 19 judgments1:  
six Chamber judgments are summarised below;  
a separate press release has been issued for another Chamber judgment in the case of Țiriac  
v. Romania (application no. 51107/16);  
12 Committee judgments, concerning issues which have already been examined by the Court, can be  
consulted on Hudoc and do not appear in this press release.  
The judgments summarised below are available only in English.  
Derenik Mkrtchyan and Gayane Mkrtchyan v. Armenia (application  
no. 69736/12)  
The applicants, Derenik G. Mkrtchyan and Gayane Mkrtchyan, are Armenian nationals who were  
born in 1948 and 1976 respectively and live in Alapars (Armenia).  
The case concerns death of Derenik G., the applicants’ grandson and son respectively, at the age of  
ten in 2010 following a fight in the classroom in his school. It also concerns the subsequent  
investigation and legal proceedings.  
Relying on Article 2 (right to life) and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the European  
Convention on Human Rights, the applicants claim, in particular, that the boy’s death was a result of  
a failure by the school authorities to protect him while under their control and that the subsequent  
investigation was ineffective.  
No violation of Article 2 (right to life)  
Violation of Article 2 (investigation)  
Just satisfaction:  
non-pecuniary damage: 24,000 euros (EUR)  
Genov and Sarbinska v. Bulgaria (no. 52358/15)  
The applicants, Asen Georgiev Genov and Tsvetelina Ognyanova Sarbinska, are Bulgarian nationals  
who were born in 1969 and 1973 respectively and live in Sofia.  
The case concerns the applicants’ spray-painting on the anniversary of the October Revolution of a  
partisans’ monument in protest against the then Government, which was led by the Bulgarian  
Socialist Party (the former Communist Party). They were convicted of hooliganism and fined.  
Relying on Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention, the applicants complain  
of their conviction.  
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judgment’s delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a  
panel of five judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and  
deliver a final judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the  
Convention, judgments delivered by a Committee are final.  
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Violation of Article 10  
Just satisfaction:  
pecuniary damage: EUR 998.33 to the first applicant  
non-pecuniary damage: EUR 4,000 to each applicant  
costs and expenses: EUR 767 to the first applicant, EUR 153 to the second applicant and  
EUR 2,276.20 jointly to the applicants to be paid directly to the applicants’ representatives.  
Avci v. Denmark (no. 40240/19)  
The applicant, Cihan Avci, is a Turkish national who was born in 1993 and lives in Turkey.  
The case concerns a High Court order to expel the applicant from Denmark following his conviction  
and custodial sentence for, among other things, serious drugs offences. Mr Avci was ultimately  
expelled on 24 January 2020.  
Relying on Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the Convention, the applicant  
complains of the decision to expel him from Denmark.  
No violation of Article 8  
T.A. and Others v. the Republic of Moldova (no. 25450/20)  
The applicants, T.A., A.A. and N., are Moldovan nationals who were born in 1954, 1963 and 2015  
respectively and live in Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Moldova). They are grandparents and a grandson.  
N. was born with multiple health problems, and his mother died soon after his birth. The child  
resided with his grandparents. The case concerns the attempts by A.C., the child’s father, to gain  
custody over N.  
Relying on Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), the applicants complain of the  
decisions that could lead to the removal of their grandson.  
Violation of Article 8  
Just satisfaction:  
non-pecuniary damage: EUR 5,000 jointly to the first two applicants  
costs and expenses: EUR 2,500 jointly to the first two applicants  
Mironescu v. Romania (no. 17504/18)  
The applicant, Ioan-Dumitru Mironescu, is a Romanian national who was born in 1973 and is  
currently detained in Iaşi Prison (Romania).  
The case concerns the applicant’s being prevented from voting while serving a prison term for  
organised-crime offences, despite no order restricting his right to vote having been made by the  
courts, for the sole reason that, on the date of the elections, he was serving a sentence in a prison  
situated outside the electoral constituency of his place of residence.  
The applicant complains, in particular, that he was unlawfully prevented from voting in the 2016  
parliamentary elections. The Court examined his complaint from the standpoint of Article 3 of  
Protocol No. 1 (right to free elections) to the Convention.  
Violation of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1  
Just satisfaction: the finding of a violation constitutes in itself sufficient just satisfaction for the  
non-pecuniary damage sustained by the applicant  
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Pal v. the United Kingdom (no. 44261/19)  
The applicant, Rita Pal, is a British national who was born in 1971 and lives in Birmingham (United  
Kingdom).  
The applicant is a journalist and former psychiatrist. The case concerns her arrest on charges of  
harassment following a social-media exchange between her and a certain A.B. concerning health-  
service whistle-blowing issues.  
Relying on Article 10 (freedom of expression), the applicant complains that her arrest, conditions of  
bail and prosecution violated her rights.  
Violation of Article 10  
Just satisfaction:  
non-pecuniary damage: EUR 2,500  
costs and expenses: EUR 1,400  
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