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There is an independent human rights Public Defender of Georgia elected by the parliament to ensure such rights are enforced. [1] However, it has been alleged by Amnesty International, [2] [3] Human Rights Watch, [4] the United States Department of State [5] [6] and the Georgian opposition [7] that these rights are often breached.
The Treasury referred to the Special Task Department's use of mass beatings, verbal abuse, and threats of sexual violence to suppress dissent, including targeting journalists and abusing detained protesters. The sanctions were coordinated with the UK, which also sanctioned five individuals for human rights violations in Georgia. [95]
United Nations – Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, rebuked Georgia for its "disproportionate use of force" against protesters and said it must uphold fundamental rights even under a state of emergency. In a statement, she also expressed support for Georgia's public defender, or human rights ombudsman, and voiced ...
According to Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Syria and Nauru, it is one of the world's newest independent states. [3] All other states and international organisations consider South Ossetia a part of Georgia, functioning as a de facto state for twenty years after declaring independence and conducting a successful armed rebellion. Its Georgian ...
On 25 March 1993, the Parliament of Georgia adopted a resolution on the establishment of the State Constitutional Commission of Georgia and the approval of its Statute. On the basis of this statute, Eduard Shevardnadze, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia and the Head of State, was elected as the Chairman of the State Constitutional ...
The Human Rights Protection Department was created in January, 2018, a month after the appointment of Giorgi Gakharia to the position of the Minister of Internal Affairs. The Human Rights Protection Department ensures timely response and effective investigation into the particular categories of cases such as domestic violence, violence against ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States found five units of Israel's security forces responsible for gross violations of human rights, the first time Washington has reached such a conclusion about ...
Terrorism in Georgia (country) (2 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Human rights abuses in Georgia (country)" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.