Tag: Public Defender

Georgia

Public Defender: The Ministry of Justice accepted the Public Defender of Georgia’s request to eliminate strip searches of prisoners in order to conduct full inspection  

Georgia

Levan Ioseliani : I get the impression that you are confronting me because the opposition isn’t here. The report contains many positive points, but I wanted to bring your attention to some problems.  

Georgia

The Public Defender congratulates the children on International Children’s Day  

Georgia

Special Forces Deployed After Suspected Drunk Driver Kills Two Teenagers, Sparking Locals’ Protests  

Georgia

EU Ambassador Meets Media, Says EU-Georgia Relations at Lowest Point Ever  

Georgia

Public Defender: Rump GD Parliament Limits Human Rights by Legislating without Consultation  

Georgia

Public Defender: The last week has seen a number of important legislative changes, but some of them don’t meet the standards for human rights protection.  

Georgia

Ombudsman: Firing public servants for their openly expressed civic positions or opinions is illegal and unacceptable  

Georgia

GYLA Releases the Results of Monitoring Criminal Cases against Demonstrators  

Georgia

Ombudsman : We met with 327 arrested people at the rally. Of these, 225 indicated improper treatment and 157 had physical injuries. It is unacceptable. These cases should not be investigated  

Georgia

Levan Ioseliani : According to our assessment the cell where Saba is kept does not meet the standard. We provided information to the prison institution and requested that a response be given to transfer her to a different cell.  

Georgia

US Embassy: The perpetrators of brutal and unjustified violence should be held accountable. Release immediately those who exercised their rights to peaceful assembly and expression.  

Georgia

Shalva Papuashvili says that no matter how many demonstrators there are, they all have the same right to use force. There is no excuse like “I was angry”, “I’m disappointed and therefore I had to throw stones at police”.  

Georgia

Levan Ioseliani says: This type of confrontation is unprecedented. If people confront each other in the street, it will turn into chaos. There is nothing worse than that before civil confrontation. We are on a dangerous edge  

Georgia

Ombudsman : The rally was peaceful, and there was no need to disperse it. We call on the Ministry of Internal Affairs not to disperse the gathering, to detain participants, or to use special means.  

Georgia

Public defender: Our representatives visited 268 people at isolation centers and clinics. 191 citizens reported improper treatment. 138 people had visible wounds.