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

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:

• Power point by Tamar Oniani, GYLA

• Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (European Human Rights Advocacy Centre and the Women's Initiatives Support Group) (25/10/2021) in the case of Aghdgomelashvili and Japaridze v. Georgia (Application No. 7224/11) (Identoba group, 73235/12)

• Rule 9.2 - Communication from NGOs (Social Justice Center and ILGA-Europe) (26/10/2021) in the case of IDENTOBA AND OTHERS v. Georgia (Application No. 73235/12)

• Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NHRI (Public Defender's Office Georgia) (18/10/2021) in the case of IDENTOBA AND OTHERS v. Georgia (Application No. 73235/12)

• Rule 9.2 - Communication from an NGO (Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association) (11/10/2021) in the case of IDENTOBA AND OTHERS v. Georgia (Application No. 73235/12)

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