R.B. v. ESTONIA - 22597/16 (Judgment : Prohibition of torture : Third Section)

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

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

��������� Paul Lemmens, President, ��������� Georgios A. Serghides, ��������� Dmitry Dedov, ��������� Mar�a El�segui, ��������� Darian Pavli, ��������� Anja Seibert-Fohr, ��������� Peeter Roosma, judges, and Milan Bla�ko, Section Registrar,

the application (no. 22597/16 ) against the Republic of Estonia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by an Estonian national, Ms R.B. (�the applicant�), on 19 April 2016;

the decision to give notice to the Estonian Government (�the Government�) of the complaint concerning the lack of an effective investigation into the applicant�s alleged sexual abuse and to declare inadmissible the remainder of the application;