Council of Europe
Council of Europe ‘concerned’ over Georgia’s queer rights record
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has expressed ‘concern’ over Georgia’s failure to uphold the rights of queer people, including the lack of protection for this year’s aborted Tbilisi Pride march. The committee made the comments while considering Georgia’s progress in implementing the 2015 European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling on the case of Identoba v Georgia. The court ruled in favour of queer rights group Identoba, who sued the Georgian Government for its failu