{"id":1011,"date":"2016-12-20T08:35:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T08:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcstaging.co.uk\/ehrac\/?post_type=case-studies&p=1011"},"modified":"2023-10-31T19:57:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T19:57:04","slug":"berdzenishvili-others-dzidzava-v-russia","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"http:\/\/ehrac.org.uk\/en_gb\/key-ehrac-cases\/berdzenishvili-others-dzidzava-v-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Berdzenishvili and others & Dzidzava v Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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Case Nos. 14594\/07 et al., & 16363\/07<\/strong>
\nJudgment date: 20 December 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Berdzenishvili, the applicants were 20 Georgian nationals who had resided in Russia for up to fourteen years. Many had valid residency and work permits. Following a serious breakdown in diplomatic relations between Russia and Georgia in 2006, they were subjected to identity checks, arrested, detained in appalling conditions and expelled en masse from Russia. In Dzidzava, the applicant\u2019s husband, Tengiz Togonidze \u2013 who had asthma and whose circumstances were similar to the applicants in Berdzenishvili \u2013 died immediately following his transportation to Domodedovo airport for deportation. Ms. Dzidzava argued that the Russian authorities were aware of Mr. Togonidze\u2019s health condition, but failed to take the necessary measures to prevent his death.<\/p>\n

EHRAC and the Georgian Young Lawyers\u2019 Association represented 11 of the applicants in Berdzenishvili and Ms. Dzidzava.<\/p>\n

Read the full case summary in the Summer 2017 Bulletin.<\/a><\/p>\n

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