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)

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