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    GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTION ON ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OF RUSSIA AGAINST GEORGIAN CITIZENS

    Arminfo
    2007-02-17 14:00:00

    Last evening February 16 Georgian Parliament unanimously adopted a
    resolution on illegal activities by the Russian Federation Authorities
    against Georgian Citizens.

    The resolution was based on the conclusion by the Interim Parliamentary
    Commission on Exploring Activities of the Russian Federation
    Authorities against Georgian citizens.

    "The conclusion of the Interim Parliamentary Commission points out
    that the Russian Federation Authorities has widely and illegally
    violated the fundamental human rights against Georgian citizens, both
    the Russian constitution and legislation, as well as international
    norms have been infringed", the resolution proclaims.

    The resolution explains that when deporting Georgian citizens 2,3,
    5,6,8,14 and 17 clauses of the European Human Rights and Basic Freedoms
    Convention were violated, as well as the articles of a number of
    protocols adopted within the Convention.

    "Illegal Activities of the Russian Authorities against Georgian
    citizens were implemented on national basis without legal grounds
    and, consequently, through rude violation of the legal procedures. The
    deportation of Georgian citizens from Russia were of campaign character
    and it happened in large-scale manner", the resolution notes.

    "There were facts when strict measures were provided against Georgian
    citizens on national basis such as detention and deportation instead
    of administrative penalty. There were facts of infringing the human
    rights on property or illegally limiting their rights on property",
    the Parliamentary Resolution noted.

    "The restriction of freedom to Georgian citizens together with torture
    and inhuman treatment and the refusal to provide medical aid have
    led to death of four Georgian citizens", the resolution stresses.

    Through its resolution the Parliament recommends the Justice Ministry
    of Georgia to provide the Georgian citizens' human rights protection in
    the European Court for Human Rights and to coordinate and to prepare
    the arrangements to bring action to the Strasburg Court.

    Nikoloz Gvaramia, Head of the Mentioned Parliamentary Committee
    stated that the Georgian Authorities shouldn't spare their efforts
    to bring action of a state against a state to the Strasburg Court,
    because this format required more simple procedures and it would cause
    much more resonance than individual appeals. Gvaramia expressed his
    hopes that the Georgian Justice Ministry would take into account the
    Parliamentary Resolution.

    Maya Nadiradze, Head of the ruling National Movement Democrats
    backed Nika Gvaramia. "The Commission despite the party affiliation
    has provided much work and prepared politically important weighed
    and academic document and an action must be taken on it", Nadiradze
    declared. She added that it was important that Georgia bring action
    against Russia in the format of a state against a state to the
    Strasburg Court.

    The conclusion of the Interim Parliamentary Commission on Exploring
    Violation of Human Rights of Georgian Citizens in Russia consists of
    73 pages and it describes the violations of the European Convention
    and the Russian Federation Legislation made when deporting Georgian
    citizens from Russia.

    Under the procedures, the term for bringing an action to the Strasburg
    Court expires on March 27.
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