EU & Human Rights

Gldani Congregation Of Jehovah's Witnesses Others v. GEORGIA - 71156/01

[2007] ECHR 1160European Court of Human Rights2007

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CASE OF 97 MEMBERS OF THE GLDANI CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES AND 4 OTHERS v. GEORGIA

The European Court of Human Rights (Former Second Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

Mr J.-P. Costa, President, Mr A.B. Baka, Mr L. Loucaides, Mr C. Bîrsan, Mr K. Jungwiert, Mr M. Ugrekhelidze, Mrs A. Mularoni, juges

. The case originated with an application (no. 71156/01) against the Republic of Georgia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by Georgian nationals, 97 members of the Gldani Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses 1 , and Mr V. Kokosadze, Ms N. Lelashvili, Mr A. Khitarishvili and Ms L. Dzhikurashvili (“the applicants”), on 29 June 2001.

. The applicants were represented before the Court by Mr A. Carbonneau, of the Quebec Bar, Canada, and of the Armenian Bar, and Mr M. Chabashvili, member of the legal chambers “Legality and Justice in the Caucasus”. The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented, in turn, by Mr K. Korkelia, Mr L. Chelidze, Ms T. Burdzhaliani and Ms E. Gureshidze, General Representatives of the Georgian Government at the Court, who were succeeded on 1 September 2005 by Ms I. Bartaia , Government Agent.

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