WOMEN'S INITIATIVES SUPPORTING GROUP AND OTHERS v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 24 August 2015 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 73204/13 WOMEN’S INITIATIVES SUPPORTING GROUP and othersagainst Georgialodged on 15 November 2013STATEMENT OF FACTS1.  A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. The individual applicants are all Georgian nationals, live in Tbilisi and are represented before the Court by Ms T. Abazadze, Ms N. Bolkvadze and Mr L. Asatiani, lawyers practising in Tbilisi.2.  The first applicant, Women’s Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG) is a Georgian non-governmental organisation (NGO) set up to promote and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Georgia. The remaining individual applicants are either staff members of the applicant organisation or otherwise members and supporters of the LGBT community.3.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicants, may be summarised as follows.A.  Peacef …