Identoba and Others v. Georgia

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 185May 2015Identoba and Others v. Georgia - 73235/12Judgment 12.5.2015 [Section IV]Article 3Positive obligationsState’s failure to protect demonstrators from homophobic violence and to launch effective investigation: violationArticle 14DiscriminationState’s failure to protect demonstrators from homophobic violence and to launch effective investigation: violationFacts – The applicants were a non-governmental organisation set up to promote and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Georgia, and 14 individuals. On 17 May 2012 a peaceful demonstration to mark the International Day against Homophobia, organised by the first applicant, took place in Tbilisi and was attended by approximately 30 people, including 13 of the individual applicants. During the event, the LGBT participants in the march were insulted, thre …