Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner visits ABL with EUMM

The Council of Europe Commissioner on Human Rights, Mr. Nils Muižnieks, visited EUMM on 11 November 2015. The Head of Mission Kestutis Jankauskas welcomed Mr.Muižnieks at the Mission HQ where a briefing on the human rights situation of the conflict affected population had been organized for the Commissioner. The main topics were ‘borderisation’ and the impact on the lives of the local communities on both sides of the Administrative Boundary Lines (ABL) and the situation of the return of the ethnic Georgian population to Gali District in ABK.

 

Following the presentation at EUMM HQ, Mr.Muižnieks visited the ABL and the Odzisi crossing point accompanied by the Deputy Head of Field Office Mtsketa, Mika Sorensen.

 

Mr.Muižnieks expressed his support to EUMM.