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ECHR rules against Georgia in case involving two influential judges

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Georgia violated the right to a fair trial in a case involving two key judiciary figures: a judge accused of belonging to the ‘clan’ in Georgia’s judiciary and a constitutional court judge currently reviewing the lawsuits against Georgia’s foreign agent bill. On 29 August, the ECHR found that Georgia breached the right to a fair trial for Tamar Khachapuridze and Kakhaber Khachidze, along with their son Davit Khachidze. In August 2016,

A protest in Tbilisi against Russia’s role in the war in August 2018. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

2008 August War

Georgian Dream accuses former government of ‘provoking’ 2008 War

by OC Media

•3 min read

The ruling Georgian Dream party has accused the formerly ruling opposition of starting and provoking the August 2008 War, vowing again to punish the opposition after October’s parliamentary elections. In a statement about the August 2008 War, Georgian Dream railed on the role the formerly ruling United National Movement (UNM) in the conflict. They cited a 2008 Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly report on the conflict suggesting that Georgia’s shelling of Tskhinvali (Tskhinval) without wa

Domestic Violence

European court rules against Georgia in femicide case

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•2 min read

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Georgia failed to prevent and investigate an instance of femicide, and ordered the state to pay compensation to the family of the victim. According to the ECHR ruling on Thursday, the 23-year-old woman took her own life in 2017 after years of reporting physical and verbal abuse by her partner to the police. Her partner and child were at home at the time. They found that Georgia had violated the right to life and the prohibition of

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Georgia violated Pankisi teen Machalikashvili’s right to life, court finds

by Robin Fabbro

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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Georgian State Security Services (SSG) violated the right to life of 19-year-old Temirlan Machalikashvili, who was shot dead in a raid on his home in the Pankisi Valley in December 2017. In their ruling on Thursday, the court found insufficient evidence to conclude beyond reasonable doubt that Machalikashvili was unlawfully killed, finding the state’s explanation that he was reaching for a hand grenade when shot ‘plausible’. However, the

Giorgi Mamaladze in court in Georgia. Photo: Georgian Public Broadcaster.

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Cyanide poison plot priest ‘received fair trial’ in Georgia, ECHR finds

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•3 min read

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze, who was convicted of possession of cyanide for the purpose of murdering the Patriarch’s secretary, received a fair trial in Georgia. Mamaladze was arrested at Tbilisi International Airport on 10 February 2017 with cyanide in his luggage as he attempted to board a flight to Berlin. He was accused of attempting to poison the secretary-referent of Patriarch Ilia II, Shorena Tetruashvili, and was sentenced to 9 y

The entrance to the former DIY bar in Yerevan was defaced with Nazi graffiti after it was set on fire. Photo: NG, via ianyanmag.

Armenia

Owner of fire-bombed queer bar wins ECHR case against Armenia

by Ani Avetisyan

•2 min read

The former co-owner of a queer-friendly bar in Armenia which was fire-bombed in 2012 has won a case against the government in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The court ordered Armenia to pay Armine Oganezova, who co-owned and managed the DIY bar in Yerevan, €12,000 ($12,600) in compensation plus legal costs for failing to protect her from homophobic abuse. The ruling on Tuesday coincided with International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, marked annually on 17 Ma

Moments before homophobic protesters broke through the thin police lines to attack activists on 17 May 2013. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/DFWatch.

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Georgia responsible for ‘unprecedented’ 2013 attack on queer activists, ECHR rules

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•3 min read

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found the Georgian Government responsible for ‘unprecedented’ violence against a queer rights demonstration in Tbilisi on 17 May 2013, and ordered them to pay €195,000 ($220,000) to the victims. The lawsuit was filed in the Strasbourg court by 35 Georgian citizens and two non-governmental organisations — the Women’s Initiative Support Group (WISG) and Identoba, a queer rights group. On 17 May 2013, marked annually as International Day Against Ho