MUKBANIANI v. GEORGIA

Published on 18 May 2026 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 31403/25Mariam MUKBANIANIagainst Georgialodged on 9 October 2025communicated on 28 April 2026SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the death of the applicant’s daughter, who was 2 years and 11 months at the material time, allegedly resulting from medical negligence. A criminal investigation into the offence of causing death by negligence was opened on 3 May 2022 and is still ongoing.The applicant complains, under the procedural limb of Article 2 of the Convention, that the authorities have failed to conduct an effective investigation into her daughter’s death.QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES1.  Has the applicant exhausted all effective domestic remedies, as required by Article 35 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, was a civil action for compensation an effective remedy in the circumstances of the case? The parties are invited …