T.K. v. GEORGIA

Published on 30 January 2023 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 54352/20T.K.against Georgialodged on 9 December 2020communicated on 11 January 2023SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the authorities’ alleged failure to protect the applicant from invasion of her privacy by a private individual who had obtained and spread (via Facebook) confidential personal information about her family life. The criminal investigation into the matter was opened in 2016.The applicant relies on Article 8 of the Convention.QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES1.  Has the applicant duly exhausted effective domestic remedies in respect of her complaint under Article 8 of the Convention? 2.  Is Article 8 of the Convention applicable in the circumstances of the present case? If so, do the facts of the case disclose a breach of the provision in question? In particular, have the authorities fulfilled their positive ob …