Resolution CM/ResDH(2025)270
Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights
A. and Others against Bulgaria
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 7 October 2025
at the 1539th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
Application No.
Case
Judgment of
Final on
51776/08
a. AND OTHERS
29/11/2011
29/02/2012
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provides that the Committee supervises the execution of final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” and “the Court”);
Having regard to the final judgment transmitted by the Court to the Committee in this case and to the violations established on account of unlawful placement, without a court order, in a “centre for children in crisis” and on account of placement in a “home for temporary placement of minors”, which could not be challenged before a judicial authority (violations of Article 5 §§ 1 and 4);
Recalling the respondent State’s obligation, under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to abide by all final judgments in cases to which it has been a party and that this obligation entails, over and above the payment of any sums awarded by the Court, the adoption by the authorities of the respondent State, where required:
- of individual measures to put an end to violations established and erase their consequences so as to achieve as far as possible restitutio in integrum; and
- of general measures preventing similar violations;
Having invited the government of the respondent State to inform the Committee of the measures taken to comply with the above-mentioned obligation;
Having examined the action report provided by the government, indicating the measures adopted in order to give effect to the judgment including the information provided regarding the payment of the just satisfaction awarded by the Court (see document DH-DD(2025)938);
Noting that the outstanding questions concerning the judicial review of a placement in a “home for temporary placement of minors” are entirely taken up in the I.G.D. v. Bulgaria case;
DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in this case and
DECIDES to close the examination thereof.