The European Court of Human Rights rejected the application to immediately examine the issue of returning the body of 21-year-old Helen Dadayan to Artsakh, who died in a tragic car accident on the Gyumri-Yerevan road.
Siranush Sahakyan, the representative of Helen Dadayan's family, told Sputnik Armenia that the ECHR reaffirmed the decision it made based on the government's request. As a result of that application, the court decided that it is beyond the scope of immediate measures, as death has been recorded and the loss is irreversible.
The ECHR did not specifically develop a precedent that could be related to inhumane treatment of family members. Even now, the complaint had the same content, that's why a new decision was not made, and was in fact rejected,” said the human rights lawyer.
According to Sahakyan a main complaint will be prepared, after discussing the issue with the girl's family. They are preparing to justify the violation of the privacy of family life in connection with the impossibility of burying the remains in accordance with family and other traditions.
“We will also mention the inhumane treatment of the family members, because the deliberate, long-term failure to repatriate the remains causes intense psychological pain to the family. We believe that the threshold of inhumane treatment has been crossed here, so the court can address the issues under this article,” said Siranush Sahakyan.
Previously, the girl's relatives also appealed to the Red Cross and Artsakh authorities.
Update:
Artsakh student Helen Dadayan was buried in Yerevan. Helen's remains were in the mortuary of Goris for more than 1 month, the Azerbaijani side did not allow the remains to be carried through the corridor of Lachin and buried in her native village - Chartar. Therefore, the family decided to bury Helen in Yerevan.