According to the Georgian Young Lawyers Association, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is starting to consider the issue of the execution of the June 20 cases under enhanced supervision.

According to them, such a supervision regime is applied to cases of structural or systemic problems, serious or mass violations.

“The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is starting to consider the issue of the execution of the June 20 cases under enhanced supervision. Enhanced supervision means that the Committee will monitor the state’s implementation of the measures relating to this case with a more intensive, “special attention” regime. It is noteworthy that such a supervision regime is applied to cases of structural or systemic problems, serious or mass violations.

As is known to the public, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, by its decision of December 11, 2025, found that the state violated Article 3 (inhuman and degrading treatment), Article 11 (freedom of assembly) and Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights during the crackdown on the so-called “Gavrilov Night” rally on June 20-21, 2019. As a result, demonstrators and journalists were injured, including several of them losing their eyes/impairing their eyesight.

In this case, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights explained in detail the rules for the use of kinetic means and indicated the need to regulate the regulatory framework for the use of special means by the state on the basis of Article 46 of the Convention. The state should do this in compliance with the rules of international human rights law, including the guiding standards developed within the framework of the United Nations.

It is noteworthy that in March 2026, the Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) addressed the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe with a written communication requesting enhanced supervision of the June 20 case. In its communication to the Committee of Ministers, GYLA indicated that the June 20 case demonstrates systemic and structural problems in the regulatory framework and practice of managing protests, as well as in terms of effective subsequent investigations. The general issues of the June 20 case do not only concern the use of rubber bullets, but also include the widespread practice of misuse of less lethal weapons, which was also revealed in the subsequent protests of 2019, including in terms of the practice of mixing chemicals in water cannons. Instead of improving the regulatory framework, the existing legislation and practice have deteriorated further since 2019. Therefore, GYLA noted in its communication that, since the issues identified in the case require legislative amendments in line with international standards, the Committee of Ministers should consider the case separately and under enhanced supervision, and not in a joint group with other cases,” reads the information.