European Court of Human Rights has found Georgia liable in the case of May 17, 2013. 2 LGBTQ+ organizations and 35 individuals participated in the lawsuit. According to the decision of the Court of Human Rights, in 2013, Articles 3, 11 and 14 of the European Convention were violated. A guilty verdict was handed down on the part of non-fulfillment of positive obligations, conducting an effective investigation process, ensuring freedom of assembly and expression.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of 27 individuals as they became the target of hate speech and aggressive actions, which the state failed to prevent. Officials were unable to conduct an effective investigation into the aggressive actions of citizens, which may be attributed to a lack of will on the part of the state. According to the reasoning of the court, although an unexpectedly large wave of aggressive demonstrators gathered on the day of the incident, the state could have acted effectively as a result of the precautionary measures, which did not happen. For the reasons listed above, which led to acts of degrading treatment, the authorities were ordered to pay a total of 201,500 Euros to the applicants.
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