Tag: Ombudsman

Georgia

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

Georgia

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

Georgia

U.S. Embassy – All responsible for violence must be held accountable  

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

Ombudsman: Some arrested at the rally claim the police abused and mistreated them during their arrest and transportation. The police don’t return their confiscated phones or other personal items.  

Georgia

Ombudsman : It’s unacceptable when police overreach. When people aren’t punished for wrongdoings, it becomes even more brutal  

Georgia

Ombudsman : Physical violence is understatement. I saw a man with bruises on his face. This is cruelty. There is no justification to treat people this way.  

Georgia

Public Defender: Law enforcement officers arrested anyone they could reach and abused detainees repeatedly in groups. There was a violation to the prohibition of torture and inhuman and humiliating treatment  

Georgia

Ombudsman: Representatives visited 11 people, 9 of whom had been detained. 2 couldn’t be interviewed because of multiple injuries. 9 cases of alleged mistreatment were identified. 3 of them concern journalists  

Georgia

Levan Ioseliani says the meeting of the Parliament of Georgia at the new convocation is legitimate  

Georgia

Public Defender: I rely on the OSCE/ODIHR Report. Any other assessment on my part on how the elections were run would be incorrect since the Public Defender does not act as an observation organization  

Georgia

Ombudsman : After people arrested at the protest, our representatives immediately began looking for them. They went to isolation cells and we have a protocol record for each case, response  

Georgia

Public Defender Refuses to Comment on Elections  

Georgia

Ombudsman : It is hard to believe that 350,000 people have been detained in “carousels”. I do not believe that over 100,000 people have had their ID cards taken away without a single person showing up.  

Georgia

Public defender: we know that unknown persons are stealing ID cards from voters using threats, intimidation and violence – so we demand that the law enforcement authorities start an investigation.  

Georgia

“Access to Public Information in Georgia: Ombudsman Raises Concerns”