Tag: Public Defender of Georgia

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CSOs: MIA pre-planned brutal methods for crackdown on protesters  

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NGOs: In addition to the beatings, special forces also robbed detainees of their clothes, shoes and mobile phones. They took their bags, wallets, glasses and crosses. They forced them to use derogatory terms about themselves or praise “Zviad Khrazishvili”.  

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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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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.  

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

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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.  

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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  

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Office of the Ombudsman : of the 16 people arrested at the rally who were visited by representatives of the Public Defenders, 10 are alleged to be victims of improper treatment or excess force  

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MIA Disperses Peaceful Demonstrators and Detains Them Near TSU  

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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  

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Public Defender: Statements promoting stereotypes about people with mental illness have increased. We call on politicians not to make statements that reinforce stigma  

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The Public Defender met representatives of the USA Embassy  

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11 arrests and pepper spray used during “Russian Law” protest  

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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.