{"id":2036,"date":"2017-05-04T13:16:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T12:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcstaging.co.uk\/ehrac\/?p=2036"},"modified":"2021-04-09T21:23:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T20:23:21","slug":"georgian-government-admits-ill-treating-war-veterans","status":"publish","type":[30],"link":"http:\/\/ehrac.org.uk\/en_gb\/georgian-government-admits-ill-treating-war-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgian Government admits ill-treating war veterans during sit-in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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The Georgian Government has settled claims by ten applicants whose\u00a0protest against cuts to war veterans\u2019 benefits<\/a>\u00a0was violently dispersed by the police.\u00a0 The Government acknowledged that the police had breached the prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment (three applicants), and the right to freedom of assembly (all applicants).\u00a0 It undertook to effectively investigate their ill-treatment. The ten applicants in this case were represented by the\u00a0European Human Rights Advocacy Centre<\/a>\u00a0(EHRAC), based at\u00a0Middlesex University<\/a>, and the\u00a0Georgian Young Lawyers\u2019 Association<\/a>\u00a0(GYLA, Tbilisi).<\/p>\n

On 3 January 2011, the applicants organised a sit-in protest denouncing drastic cuts in the war veterans\u2019 social allowances and benefits by the Government, having notified the authorities of their intention to hold a demonstration. During the sit-in, the police ordered the applicants to dismantle their tents and to leave. Following their refusal to leave, a large number of plain-clothed agents arrived and the protest was violently dispersed. Eight of the applicants were forcibly handcuffed to police vehicles and later convicted of administrative charges, including breach of public order. Following complaints by the applicants, a criminal investigation was launched into the beating of a number of protestors.<\/p>\n

The applicants were awarded a total of \u20ac21,500 in compensation.<\/p>\n

This is the eighth of EHRAC\/GYLA\u2019s joint cases to be resolved through either a friendly settlement or unilateral declaration. These cases\u00a0are indicative of the current Georgian Government\u2019s policy<\/a>\u00a0of trying to negotiate settlements directly with applicants. EHRAC and GYLA will monitor the Government\u2019s progress in conducting an effective investigation, in order to ensure its compliance with the decision and justice for the victims.<\/p>\n

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