Alessandra Moretti· S&D

Confirmed

In 2025, the European Court of Human Rights condemned Cyprus for its handling of a group sexual violence case.

Sources

• PrimaryHUDOC - X v. CYPRUS (Application no. 35194/21)Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in case X v. Cyprus, issued on 27 February 2025. The Court found violations of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) and Article 8 (right to respect for private life) concerning the investigation of a sexual assault complaint.
• SecondaryStrasbourg Observers - X v. Cyprus: a Case of Gang Rape, Victim-Blaming, and Retracted AccusationsThe judgment in X v. Cyprus of 27 February 2025 marks a significant contribution to the European Court of Human Rights' developing anti-stereotyping approach. The case involved a British teenager who reported an alleged gang-rape by Israeli tourists in Cyprus in 2019.
• SecondaryThe Guardian - Cypriot authorities failed British teenager who reported alleged gang-rape, says ECHRThe European court of human rights has ruled that Cypriot authorities failed to properly investigate a British teenager's complaint that she was gang-raped by a group of Israeli tourists. The judgment in the case of X v Cyprus found violations of articles 3 and 8 of the European convention on human rights.