EUROPEAN COURT FINDS GEORGIA GUILTY 18.04.2005 - 19:49:28
European Court finds Georgia guilty of violating human rights of extradited Chechens.
ECHR: Georgia to Pay EUR 84,500 to 13 Chechens.
EUROPEAN COURT FINDS GEORGIA GUILTY
European Court finds Georgia guilty of violating human rights of extradited Chechens.
ECHR: Georgia to Pay EUR 84,500 to 13 Chechens.
The Strasbourg based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against Georgia in a case submitted to the court by 13 Chechens who were detained by the Georgian border guards in August 2002 near the Russian border.
According to the ECHR ruling Georgia has to pay 13 applicants, for non pecuniary damage, the overall sum of 80,500 euros, in awards ranging from EUR 2,500 to EUR 11,000, and EUR 4,000 to the applicants jointly for costs and expenses.
5 Chechens out of 13 were extradited to Russia in October, 2002.
Applicants complained extradition to Russia, where capital punishment had not been abolished, exposed them to a real danger of death or torture.
They further complained of the treatment inflicted on them while being in Georgian detention center. (Agency Caucasus)
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