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Family of 19-year-old Kist man Temirlan Machalikashvili fatally shot in his bedroom by state agents seeks justice before the European Court
Temirlan Machalikashvili was shot in the head and hospitalised when State Security Service officers raided his home. He died on 10 January 2018.
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Police should protect from and investigate religious hate crime against Georgia’s Muslim minority
Plans for a Muslim school in Kobuleti were marred by abuse by Orthodox Christians, who, at the peak of their hate crime, nailed a pig’s head to the school.
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Azerbaijani authorities required by European Court to account for violent police raids on LGBT+ community
In September 2017, over 80 LGBT+ people were arrested in Baku. Some claim they were tortured and severely ill-treated by the police. In March 2018, 25 individuals took their case to the European Court to hold the Azerbaijani authorities responsible for what happened.
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Russia must pay €164,500 to Georgians unlawfully deported in 2006
In 2006, severe diplomatic tensions between Russia and Georgia led to Georgians being subject to identity checks, arrested, detained and deported.
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Georgia’s denial of legal gender recognition to trans men challenged before European Court
Two trans men are challenging Georgia’s refusal to change the gender marker in his official documents before the European Court of Human Rights.
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Russian state agents responsible for disappearance, detention and presumed death of 14 men from North Caucasus
The European Court of Human Rights ruled in a group of cases concerning 14 enforced disappearances, finding the Russian state authorities responsible for their detention and presumed deaths, as well as for the emotional distress caused to their families.
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Georgian prisons must provide detainees with effective medical treatment
Ten months after Rusiko Maisuradze’s son started his prison sentence, his family noticed he was unwell. He was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and died five months later. The European Court ruled that the Georgian prison authorities deprived him of effective medication for a prolonged period of time.
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Human rights lawyer Alayif Hasanov’s disbarment violates his Convention rights
In December 2018, EHRAC filed its further submissions with the Court, arguing that Alayif’s disbarment is arbitrary and politically motivated, and aimed at curtailing his professional activities as a human rights lawyer.
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Russian state agents are responsible for 17 disappearances in 2002-2004 in the North Caucasus
After years of anguish from not knowing what had happened to their loved ones, the families of 17 ‘disappeared’ men from the North Caucasus have finally received a measure of justice today, establishing that the Russian authorities were responsible for their abduction, detention and presumed deaths.
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Russia responsible for “serious violation” in failing to effectively investigate and punish rape of Dagestani minor
The European Court found that the Russian authorities failed in its positive obligation to conduct an effective investigation into a young Dagestani woman's allegations of rape and to ensure adequate protection of her private life.