issued by the Registrar of the Court
ECHR 182 (2025)
15.07.2025
Judgments of 15 July 2025
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing six judgments1:
two Chamber judgments are summarised below;
four Committee judgments, concerning issues which have already been examined by the Court, can
be consulted on Hudoc and do not appear in this press release.
The judgments summarised below are available only in English.
Miari v. Denmark (application no. 2852/24)
The applicant, Mr Khaled Miari, is a stateless Palestinian, who was born in 1972 in Lebanon and lives
in Odense (Denmark). He arrived in Denmark in 1986 and was granted permanent residence in 1991.
The case concerns an order made in 2023, during criminal proceedings for drug offences, for his
expulsion with a six-year re-entry ban. He had previously been convicted of robbery in 1997 and
sentenced to two-and-a-half years’ imprisonment.
The applicant complained that the High Court’s decision to expel him from Denmark with a six-year
re-entry ban, was in breach of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European
Convention on Human Rights.
No violation of Article 8
Mzhavanadze and Rukhadze v. Georgia (nos. 29760/21 and 33931/21)
The applicants, Giorgi Mzhavanadze and Nodar Rukhadze, are Georgian nationals who were born in
1993 and 1996 respectively and live in Tbilisi. They are founding members of the Shame Movement,
a non-governmental organisation aimed at supporting “Georgia’s democratic development and the
process of its integration in the Euro-Atlantic space, protecting human rights, aiding the
implementation of fair and free elections, raising civic awareness and informing citizens”.
The case concerns the applicants’ arrest in November 2020 at a demonstration following the
parliamentary elections of that year. They were arrested near the parliament building and charged
with disobedience to the lawful orders of the police. Mr Mzhavanadze was sanctioned by three days'
administrative detention, Mr Rukhadze was fined.
Relying on Articles 6 (right to a fair trial), 10 (freedom of expression) and 11 (freedom of assembly and
association) of the European Convention, the applicants complain, in particular, of their arrest and
conviction for demonstrating; and that the administrative-offence proceedings against them were
unfair, in particular that the burden of proof fell on them. Mr Mzhavanadze also complains, under
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judgment’s delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel
of five judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and deliver a
final judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the Convention,
judgments delivered by a Committee are final.
Once a judgment becomes final, it is transmitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for supervision of its execution.
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Article 2 of Protocol No. 7 (right of appeal in criminal matters), that the appellate court had not
examined the merits of his appeal.
No violation of Article 6 in respect of the first applicant
Violation of Article 6 in respect of the second applicant
Violation of Article 11 in respect of both applicants
Just satisfaction:
pecuniary damage: 529 euros (EUR) to the second applicant
non-pecuniary damage: EUR 1,200 to the first applicant and EUR 1,600 to the second applicant
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