A/HRC/42/34 “foreign residence permit” if they wish to continue residing in Abkhazia and to be able to cross the Administrative Boundary Line. Although the issuance of the “foreign residence permit” continued, OHCHR received information indicating ongoing concerns. In particular, the local inhabitants reportedly remained concerned by the fact that the application for the “foreign residence permit” would compel them to accept the status of foreigner, and to register as such, while having resided in Abkhazia for generations. Other concerns related to the strict eligibility criteria to receive the “foreign residence permit”, which excludes various groups of people, the impossibility of enjoying the full range of rights with the “foreign residence permit”, particularly political and property-related rights, and the length and cost of the application process. 58. In parallel, the authorities in control in Abkhazia continued to extend the validity of the “No. 9 forms”, temporary documents that allow local residents to cross the Administrative Boundary Line. However, new rules were introduced as of January 2019, reportedly requiring persons to simultaneously apply for the “foreign residence permit” when requesting or extending the “No. 9 form”. 59. Given the present situation, it is estimated that several thousand ethnic Georgians lack any documentation that would allow them to cross the Administrative Boundary Line, enjoy related rights and access services. 60. Regarding South Ossetia, the submissions from the Government of Georgia and the Public Defender of Georgia mention new rules introduced in 2019 by the authorities in control. These would require the residents of Akhalgori to apply for a special “permit” to cross the Administrative Boundary Line, while they previously were able to cross with de facto South Ossetian “travel documents” only. 61. The Government of Georgia considers the above-mentioned documents issued by the authorities in control in Abkhazia and South Ossetia to be null and void. 62. The measures related to the so-called “borderization”, the temporary closure of the Administrative Boundary Lines, the limited availability of functioning crossing points and ambiguities about the identity and other documents necessary to cross have continued to exacerbate the isolation and vulnerability of the local population. The rights to liberty, health, education and property remain particularly affected by these measures, as elaborated below. 3. Deprivation of liberty 63. OHCHR continued to receive reports of cases of deprivation of liberty in connection with the crossing of the Administrative Boundary Lines, notably at locations that the authorities in control consider to be “unauthorized crossing points”. Most cases reportedly involved short-term detentions of up to several days, while long-term detentions of up to several years continued to occur. Many of the persons apprehended or detained were requested to pay considerable fines in order to be released. 64. In her submission to OHCHR, the Public Defender of Georgia referred to reports by the Government of Georgia on 28 individuals registered as detained during the period under review along the Abkhazian Administrative Boundary Line, and to information from Abkhazian sources mentioning 300 such cases. The Public Defender noted that 96 people had been registered by the Government of Georgia as detained along the South Ossetian Administrative Boundary Line during the reporting period and quoted South Ossetian sources pointing to 607 cases. 65. According to information received from the Government of Georgia and nongovernmental organizations, children, women and the elderly have also been subjected to detention. Non-governmental submissions highlighted a lack of due process and fair trial guarantees for persons detained, including a lack of permission to contact their families, and poor conditions of detention. 4. Right to health 66. The restrictions on freedom of movement reportedly continued to affect the right to health in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Patients and medical emergency vehicles continued 12