Resolution CM/ResDH(2025)390
Execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
Manole and Others against the Republic of Moldova
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 4 December 2025
at the 1545th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
Application No.
Case
Judgment of
Final on
13936/02
Manole and Others
17/09/2009
13/07/2010
17/12/2009
13/10/2010
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 violation established on account of undue interferences with the right to freedom of expression of journalists, editors and producers working at the state television company Teleradio-Moldova on account of censorship and political control by the state authorities during the period 2001-2006 (Article 10);
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 and the communication 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 documents DH-DD(2025)991 and
DH-DD(2025)1224);
Taking note of the adoption of the amendments to the Code of Audiovisual Media Services which should prevent violations similar to the one found in this case;
Welcoming, moreover, the commitment of the respondent State to continue aligning media legislation and practice with Council of Europe standards;
Having satisfied itself that all the measures required by Article 46, paragraph 1, have been adopted,
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.