Cases against Georgia at Strasbourg court have fallen by 93% since 2011, Deputy Justice Minister

Georgia has seen a 93% reduction in the number of cases brought against it before the European Court of Human Rights over the past 15 years, First Deputy Justice Minister Beka Dzamashvili said on Friday.

Presenting a report on the implementation of judgments by the European Court of Human Rights at a joint session of parliamentary committees on legal affairs and human rights, Dzamashvili said the decline reflected the effectiveness of reforms carried out within Georgia's justice system.

According to the deputy minister, the number of cases pending against Georgia in Strasbourg has fallen sharply since 2011, reaching “a very low level in 2026.”

"The decrease is so significant that it naturally points to the effectiveness of reforms implemented within the justice system, because people turn to the Strasbourg court when they are dissatisfied with the domestic justice system," Dzamashvili said.

He argued that the figures demonstrated progress in the protection of human rights and allowed comparisons with other European countries.

Dzamashvili said Georgia's performance is better than that of 29 European states, including 19 members of the European Union, which he described as evidence that human rights protection standards in the country are being maintained at a high level.

The deputy minister also noted that no European country has zero cases before the Strasbourg court, as applications are lodged against all member states of the Council of Europe.

According to the report, many of the cases currently under consideration relate to allegations of domestic violence, discrimination and ill-treatment. Dzamashvili said 84% of those cases concern events that occurred before 2012.