The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia must pay Georgia more than 253 million euros for human rights violations resulting from the strengthening of the border line (borderization) after the 2008 war.
The court delivered its judgment in the case of “Georgia v. Russia (IV)” in April 2024, and today clarified the amount of compensation.
The ECHR recalled that it had confirmed the systematic nature of Russia’s violations of the European Convention on Human Rights. These included excessive use of force, torture and ill-treatment, unlawful detention, restrictions on freedom of movement and access to homes, land and families, as well as a ban on education in the Georgian language.
Compensation has been awarded to more than 29,000 victims.
The ECHR also noted that the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe continues to monitor the implementation of the court’s decisions regarding Russia. According to Article 46 (binding force and execution of decisions), Russia is obliged to comply with decisions on facts that occurred before September 16, 2022, the day it ceased to be a party to the European Convention on Human Rights.
However, the Russian authorities have repeatedly stated that they will not comply with ECHR decisions made after March 16, 2022.
The Georgian Ministry of Justice commented on the ECHR decision. The ministry congratulated the Georgian people on the historic victory, calling the decision a logical continuation of Georgia’s landmark case against Russia.
