BURDIASHVILI AND OTHERS v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 26290/12Zeinab BURDIASHVILI and othersagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 4 April 2017 as a Chamber composed of: Ganna Yudkivska, President, Vincent A. De Gaetano, Nona Tsotsoria, Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, Krzysztof Wojtyczek, Egidijus Kūris, Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer, judges,and Marialena Tsirli, Section RegistrarHaving regard to the above application lodged on 1 May 2012,Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicants,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTS1.  A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. They are all Georgian nationals, represented by Ms Natia Katsitadze and Mr Philip Leach, lawyers practising in Tbilisi and London.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their A …