Amnesty International is calling on Russia to ease what it says is the harsh treatment of civilians living along a disputed border with Georgia.
It accuses the Moscow-backed administrations in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, of stopping free movement and illegally arresting people for crossing the boundaries.
Amnesty International issued a report this month saying hundreds of people face arbitrary arrest each year, when trying to cross the border.
Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports from Khurvaleti village in Georgia.
