Naniyeva and Bagayev v. Georgia (dec.)

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 224December 2018Naniyeva and Bagayev v. Georgia (dec.) - 2256/09 and 2260/09Decision 20.11.2018 [Section I]Article 35Article 35-3-aManifestly ill-foundedFailure to provide prima facie evidence about destruction of property, life endangerment and ill-treatment in the context of armed conflict in South Ossetia: inadmissibleFacts – The applicants are Russian nationals living in South Ossetia. As a result of the Georgian army’s shelling of their town in August 2008, the applicants submit that they had to take shelter in the basement of their property and remain there for three days without access to water, food or electricity. They then fled to Russia and upon returning to their town a few weeks later, they learned that their property and belongings had been completely destroyed. Law – Article 35 § 3 (a): Regarding the applicants’ complaint under Arti …