Judgments on the collective expulsion of migrants and a mishandled rape investigation remain unresolved, both under the Council of Europe's strictest monitoring track
Two relatively recent rulings by the European Court of Human Rights against the Republic of Cyprus remain unresolved and are under "enhanced supervision," the closest level of monitoring the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers applies to judgments that have not been fully carried out. That is according to an updated country factsheet on Cyprus published on 11 June by the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, part of the Council of Europe's Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law.
The first case, known as M.A. and Z.R. (application no. 39090/20), concerns the collective expulsion of migrants who had arrived in Cyprus by sea, and the absence of an effective remedy to challenge that expulsion. The judgment became final on 8 January 2025, roughly eighteen months ago, and remains under enhanced supervision.
The second, known as the X group (application no. 40733/22), concerns shortcomings in the investigation of an alleged rape, with the Court citing prejudicial gender stereotyping and victim-blaming attitudes in how the investigation was carried out. That judgment became final on 27 May 2025, just weeks before the factsheet was issued, and is also under enhanced supervision.
The factsheet lists three older cases still pending as well. Danilczuk (application no. 21318/12), concerning conditions of detention at Nicosia Central Prison, became final in 2018 and remains under enhanced supervision. Altius Insurance Ltd (application no. 41151/20), concerning excessive length of civil proceedings and the lack of an effective remedy, became final in February 2024 and is also under enhanced supervision. The Foutas Aristidou group (application no. 11990/15), concerning excessive length of criminal proceedings, became final in June 2022 and sits under the less strict "standard supervision" track
