March 04, 2022

Lack of effective investigations: Tsintsabadze v Georgia

March 04, 2022/ EIN Secretariat

Tsintsabadze v Georgia ( Application No 35403/06)

Briefed on 3rd March 2022

This group of cases concerns the lack of effective investigations into allegations of ill-treatment or violations of the right to life.

The case was briefed on 3rd March 2022 by Tamar Abadze, from the Public Defender Office of Georgia (PDO), and Tamar Oniani, from the Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA).

Power point by Tamar Abadze, PDO
Power point by Tamar Oniani, GYLA
Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) and European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC)) (21/01/2022) in the case of Tsintsabadze group v. Georgia (Application No. 35403/06)
1428th meeting (March 2022) (DH) - Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NHRI (Public Defender of Georgia) (21/01/2022) in the case of Tsintsabadze group v. Georgia (Application No. 35403/06)

November 27, 2018

Violation of article 18 of the ECHR

November 27, 2018/ EIN Secretariat

Merabishvili v Georgia (Application 72508/13)

Briefed on: 23 November 2018

The case concerns violations suffered by the applicant, a former Prime Minister of Georgia, in the context of the criminal proceedings instituted against him in December 2012 and January 2013, for alleged embezzlement and the abuse of official authority (violations of Article 5 § 3 and Article 18 taken in conjunction with Article 5 § 1 of the Convention). The briefing on this case by delivered by Otar Kakhidze, Georgian MP.

You can download the text of the EHRAC rule 9 submission on this case, as well as all attachments: annexe 1, 2, 3 , 4 and 5. The power point presentation of Mr Kakhidze is here. The October 2018 Action Plan from the Georgian government can be downloaded here. The November 2018 Rule 9.2. submission by the Public Defender of Georgia can be downloaded here.

Other documents presented by Mr Kakhidze:

Nov 2018 letter from Georgian MPs to the CM-DH.

October statement from Georgian NGOs on the crisis of institutions in Georgia

Excerpt from the Georgian Public Defender Report 2018

September 05, 2017

Failure to conduct proper police investigation

September 05, 2017/ EIN

Gharibashvili group v Georgia (Appl. No. 11830/03)

Briefed on: 5 September 2017

This group of six judgments and eleven decisions concerns the lack of effective investigations into allegations of violations of the right to life and of ill-treatment (procedural aspects of Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights).

Intervention by Nino Jomarjidze, Strategic Litigation Lawyer, Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association
Action report by the Georgian government
Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights

November 29, 2016

Failure to protect LGBTI protestors from violent attacks

November 29, 2016/ EIN

Identoba and Others v Georgia (Appl. No. 73235/12)

Briefed on: 27 November 2023, 18 November 2021, 11 September 2020, 28 May 2018, and 29 November 2016

The case concerns a peaceful demonstration in Tbilisi in May 2012 to mark the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, which was violently disrupted by counter-demonstrators. The applicants, an NGO, Identoba, and 13 individuals, complained that the Georgian authorities had failed to protect them from violent attacks and to effectively investigate the incident, including the discriminatory motive behind the attacks.

Briefing on 27 November 2023, in November 2021, in 2020 and 2016

Documents from the November 2023 briefing:

Powerpoint presentation by Davit Javakhishvili, GYLA, and Toby Collis, EHRAC
Latest Rule 9.2 Communication from EHRAC and GYLA on the case (October 2023)
Communication from NGOs (Social Justice Center and European Human Rights Advocacy Centre) in the case of Mikeladze and Others v. Georgia
Communication from an NGO (Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)) on the Identoba group

Documents from the November 2021 briefing:

Documents from past briefings:

Rule 9 submission of WISG, the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre Georgia, and ILGA Europe (2020)
Video by ILGA Europe, September 2020
Rule 9.2 by the Public Defender of Georgia (2020)
Rule 9.2 by GYLA (2020)
Rule 9 submission of WISG, the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre Georgia and ILGA Europe (2018)
Rule 9 submission by the Public Defender of Georgia (2018)
Rule 9 submission of Identoba, Women's Initiatives Support Group (WISG), Amnesty International, and ILGA-Europe (2016)
Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights

Georgia

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