Tag: Public Defender

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

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

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

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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.  

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

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GYLA Releases the Results of Monitoring Criminal Cases against Demonstrators  

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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  

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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.  

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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.  

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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”.  

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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  

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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.  

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

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Public Defender: The police used excessive force during the arrest and detention of Aleko Elisashvili. He has bruises on his face and scratches that indicate a back injury as a result.  

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Giorgi Gakharia, former representative of the government: I did not hide like I do today. If there was a conflict, I was right on the front lines. I didn’t go out and party while people were harassed.  

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Public Defender: We urge the Ministry of Internal Affairs to refrain from using special means to disrupt peaceful assemblies or to target participants.