ROMANOVA AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA - 21080/09 (Judgment : Right to life : Third Section Committee)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:

��������� Darian Pavli, President, ��������� Dmitry Dedov, ��������� Peeter Roosma, judges, and Olga Chernishova, Deputy Section Registrar,

the applications (nos. 21080/09 and 3 others ) against the Russian Federation lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by Russian nationals (�the applicants�) on the various dates indicated in the appended table;

the decision to give notice to the Russian Government (�the Government�) of the complaints;

The applications concern the alleged ill-treatment and death of the applicants� relatives at the hands of State agents between 2007 and 2013 and the lack of an effective investigation thereof, as well as other complaints under well‑established case-law.