![]() It is noted that the number of illegal detentions by the occupation regime has increased in recent years and as of today, nine citizens remain in illegal detention in the occupied territories of Georgia. ![]() Ombudsman emphasizes that the occupation regime left unpunished the persons responsible for the murder of four Georgian citizens – Davit Basharuli, Giga Otkhozoria, Archil Tatunashvili and Irakli Kvaratskheli and continues the practice of illegal detention of persons for the so-called illegal border crossing. Russia II, which stated that Russia continues to exercise effective control in the occupied Tskhinvali and Abkhazia regions. The statement stresses that the responsibility for these human rights violations rests with the Russian Federation as the power exercising effective control, recalling the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights of Januin the case of Georgia v. The Ombudsman speaks of the “purposeful discrimination of the ethnically Georgian population and violation of various rights in the occupied territories” including “restriction of free movement, denial of access to education in native language, restrictions on the issuance of de facto documentation, violation of the right to life, and lack of access to health care and other essential services. The statement notes that “the consequences of the armed conflict are still acutely felt by the population remaining in the occupied territory and living in the vicinity of the dividing line.” ![]() Public Defender Levan Ioseliani issued a statement today on 15 years anniversary of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war. ![]()
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