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“The very act of domestic violence\u00a0has an inherent humiliating and debasing character for the victim, which is\u00a0exactly what the offender aims at. Physical pain is but one of the intended\u00a0effects. A kick, a slap or a spit is also aimed at belittling the dignity of the\u00a0partner, conveying a message of humiliation and degradation.”<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

– Concurring opinion of Judge Pinto de Albuquerque in Valiuliene v. Lithuania case<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Proceedings initiated: <\/strong>2011<\/p>\n

Proceedings closed:<\/strong> 2013<\/p>\n

Case in brief:<\/strong> \u00a0the\u00a0woman suffered her spouse’s abuse for a long-time, but all the pre-trial investigations were discontinued<\/p>\n

Outcome of the case:\u00a0<\/strong>by failing to protect the applicant and her children from domestic violence, Lithuanian law enforcement\u00a0authorities violated Article 3 of the ECHR (prohibition of torture,\u00a0inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment)<\/p>\n

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Facts of the case:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The applicant logged a complaint with local court in 2001 regarding the continuous physical and mental abuse she suffered from her partner. Her case was transferred from courts to prosecution offices and vice versa<\/em>. By a final ruling of 8 February 2007, the local court dismissed the applicant\u2019s appeal, finding that any kind of prosecution had become time-barred.<\/p>\n

Proceedings before the ECtHR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

After exhausting domestic judicial remedies, the applicant submitted an application to ECHR.\u00a0In response, the Government acknowledged the violation of Article 8, whilst refusing to acknowledge the violation of Article 3 of the Convention.<\/p>\n

Human Rights Monitoring Institute<\/strong> submitted observations to the Court on behalf of the applicant arguing that the treatment the applicant was subjected to amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment under Article 3, and that the State failed to fulfil its positive obligation to effectively investigate the allegations of such treatment.<\/p>\n

On 26 March 2013, the ECtHR\u00a0adopted its first judgment in the domestic violence case against Lithuania. The court concluded that the criminal investigation into domestic violence acts was ineffective and did not meet the standards raising from Article 3 of the Convention. “Article 3 requires States to put in place effective\u00a0criminal-law provisions to deter the commission of offences against\u00a0personal integrity, backed up by law-enforcement machinery for the\u00a0prevention, suppression and punishment of breaches of such provisions, and\u00a0this requirement also extends to ill-treatment administered by private\u00a0individuals”, – para. 75 of the ECtHR judgment reads.<\/p>\n

Documents of the case:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Response to Government’s observations prepared by the HRMI
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\nEuropean Court of Human Rights judgment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“The very act of domestic violence\u00a0has an inherent humiliating and debasing character for the victim, which is\u00a0exactly what the offender aims at. Physical pain is but one of the intended\u00a0effects. A kick, a slap or a spit is also aimed at belittling the dignity of the\u00a0partner, conveying a message of humiliation and degradation.” – Concurring …<\/p>\n

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