On October 11, 2024 in Geneva, the UN Human Rights Council will adopt a resolution regarding the occupied territory of Georgia, “Cooperation with Georgia”.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs distributes information about this.
According to their reports during the discussion on the resolution initiated Georgia, the delegations from the European Union, Bulgaria Japan, Luxembourg, and Finland made supportive remarks and called upon the members of Council to support the Resolution.
In the statement it was mentioned that the first time in the resolution of the 11th October, the record of the occupation by Russia of the regions Abkhazia & Tskhinvali was reflected. “Lasha Darsalia was the first deputy minister of foreign affairs of Georgia who presented Georgia’s resolution at the meeting of Council.
In his speech, the First Deputy Minister spoke about the difficult situations on the ground due to human rights violations in Abkhazia, and Tskhinvali Regions of Georgia. The Russian Federation’s occupation of Georgian territories and effective control of them was emphasized. This was confirmed by decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court.
Lasha Darsalia says that despite the many calls from the Council and the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights the occupying force still refuses to allow the Office of the Commissar and other international human right mechanisms to enter the occupied areas.
During the discussion on the resolution initiated Georgia, the delegations from the European Union, Bulgarian, Japan, Luxembourg, and Finland made statements in support of the resolution and called upon the members of Council to support it.
24 council members backed the document. The number of supporters has increased compared to last year.
In the resolution adopted by the European Court of Human Rights on October 11, the first record of the occupation of Abkhazia, and Tskhinvali region by Russia was made. According to the 2021-2024 judgments of the European Court of Human Rights the resolution speaks about the responsibility of Russia, as an effective controlling force, for the occupation of Abkhazia, Tskhinvali and regions, and gross violations of the human rights.
According to the information that has been spread, the Human Rights Council is also gravely concerned about the fact of different types of discrimination against the ethnically Georgian populations in the occupied regions of Abkhazia, Tskhinvali, and Abkhazia. “The resolution also mentions limiting the activities by international organizations, and efforts to restore trust from the part of the force that controls the occupied territories.
The Council is concerned that international and regional monitoring mechanisms for human rights are not allowed entry into the occupied territories. In light of the above, the Council calls for immediate and unrestricted entry to the UN High Commission for Human Rights as well as international and regional human right mechanisms in the occupied Abkhazia region and Tskhinvali region.
In the resolution, Council stresses the importance of international talks in Geneva established on August 12, 2008 ceasefire agreements. In the resolution, the Council also highlights that the role of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms in Gali and Ergneti.
The information released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that “According to the adopted Resolution, the UN Human Rights Council instructs UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in order to submit oral and writing reports regarding the implementation of this resolution at the next 58th and the 59th sessions of Council”.
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