Judgment concerning Georgia
11/12/25
In the case of Tsaava and Others v. Georgia the Court held that there had been several violations of the Convention: prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment/lack of effective investigation, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly and association. The Court also held that there was a non-violation of the obligation to furnish all necessary facilities during the examination of the case.
The case concerned the dispersal of a protest in 2019 from the front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi. The applicants were either participants in the demonstration, or journalists reporting on the protests. They allege, in particular, excessive use of force by the authorities causing them physical injury.