The European Court of Human Rights published the decision on the case "Georgia v. Russia", which started after the 2008 conflict. It refers to violations of human rights as a result of "borderization", - it was mentioned in the press release of the court.

"The European Court of Human Rights unanimously determined that there was a violation of Article 2 of the Convention (right to life), Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), Article 5, paragraph 1 (right to liberty and security) and Violation of Article 8 (right to protection of private and family life), Article 1 (right to property) and Article 2 (right to education), Article 2 (freedom of movement) of Protocol 4 of the Convention," the press release of the court stated.

According to the court's explanation, the armed conflict between Georgia and Russia in August 2008 triggered a process that began in 2009 and is known as "borderization".

"It prohibits people from freely crossing the administrative border between the territory controlled by Georgia and the separatist Georgian regions supported by Russia - Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The situation is referred to as "one of the most painful legacies of the August 2008 Georgia-Russia conflict," the press release said.

According to the court, the Georgian government claimed that people were killed while trying to enter or leave Abkhazia or Tskhinvali, while others were arrested, detained and/or ill-treated for "illegal crossing" of the administrative border. In addition, according to the Georgian government, people were robbed of the land they used to farm, families were separated, and children were forced to choose between learning Russian or long and dangerous journeys to attend school in Georgian-controlled territory.

"The court found that it had sufficient evidence, namely victim lists, testimonies, media reports and international materials, to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the alleged incidents were not isolated and were sufficiently numerous and interconnected to constitute a pattern or system of violations." Moreover, the apparent absence of an effective investigation into the incidents and the general application of the measures to all individuals proved that the Russian authorities were officially tolerant of such practices," the press release of the Strasbourg court noted.

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