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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Court of Justice in The Hague began hearings Monday into claims of Russian human rights violations.
Georgia claims that Russian forces and local militias infringed the human rights of Georgian nationals in Abkhazia and South Ossetia between 1990 and 2008. It says a systematic campaign against Georgians in the republics has forced more than 300,000 from their homes since 1991.
Georgia is seeking an injunction from the court ordering Moscow to halt “murder” and “forced displacement” in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The court must first decide if it has jurisdiction in the case.
