Russia’s influence over the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions and human rights violations with respect to ethnic Georgians is reflected in the Human Rights and Democracy Report posted on the official website of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has told InterPressNews. According to the Ministry, the British side imposes responsibility on Russia as a force exercising effective control over Georgia’s occupied territories for restrictions on freedom of movement and on access to education, healthcare, and property. The report also highlights the tenth anniversary of the Georgia-Russia conflict and the UK support Georgian resolutions at UNGA and the UN Human Rights Council. 2018 marked the tenth anniversary of the Georgia-Russia conflict. Russian influence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the breakaway regions of Georgia, continued to contribute to infringements of human rights. This included intimidating members of civil society organisations. With the majority of crossing points closed and increased fencing along the Administrative Boundary Line, restrictions on freedom of movement continued. This affected access to education, healthcare, and property. There were also credible reports of discrimination against ethnic Georgians’ ability to access identity documents. The UK supported Georgian resolutions at UNGA (on internally displaced persons) and the UN Human Rights Council (requesting access for the OHCHR), the report reads. On 6 June, UK Minister for the Commonwealth and the United Nations Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon officially presented to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office the report covering the activities of the Foreign Office and its diplomatic network in 2016 for defending human rights and promoting democracy worldwide. The human rights situation in Georgia was first reflected in the UK the Human Rights and Democracy Report in 2016, due to the Georgian Embassy’s dedicated efforts and intense co-operation with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Parliament. source: IPN/ interpressnews.ge