The Human Rights Center

Amnesty International

•  Europe and Central Asia:Summary of Amnesty International's Concerns in the Region: July-December 2007   
• Authorities Must Promptly Investigate Police Actions in Dispersing Demonstrators  
• Georgia: The government should implement recommendations of the UN Human Rights Committee as a matter of priority  
• Georgia: Briefing to the United Nations Human Rights Committee  
• Anti-Torture Body Criticizes Georgia. Rights Groups Urge Tbilisi to End Torture  
• Georgia: Amnesty International and non-governmental organizations of Georgia urge the government to promptly approve Action Plan on Domestic Violence      
• Europe and Central Asia: Summary of Amnesty International's Concerns in the Region: July - December 2006      
• Georgia: Appeal Case: Alleged ill-treatment of Vakhtang Guchua and Zaali Akobia: waiting two years for justice and reparation   
• Georgia: Appeal Case: Doubts remain about those responsible for Sandro Girgvliani's death         
• Georgia: Thousands suffering in silence: Violence against women in the family       
• Georgia: Amnesty International urges the Georgian government to implement recommendations of the UN Committee against Torture 
• Georgia: Fear of forcible return/torture and ill-treatment: Azer Ramizoglu Samedov (m)      
• Georgia: Briefing to the Committee against Torture    
• Georgia: Torture and ill-treatment Still a concern after the "Rose Revolution" Summary       
• Georgia: Police torture and other ill-treatment must be relegated to the past  

• Elections must be free and transparent 
• Human Rights violations in Georgia  
• Note on the situation of Human Rights in Georgia  
• Co-operation council between the European Union and Georgia  
• Ethnic Minorities in Georgia    
• On the occasion of the EU/CFSP mission in GEORGIA : Joint Open Letter to Bernard BOT Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; Javier SOLANA, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, on the occasion of the EU/CFSP mission in GEORGIA  
• Open Letter to the Georgian authorities   

World Organisation against Torture (OMCT - SOS Torture Network) 

• Excessive use of force against demonstrators by law enforcement officials 
• NGOs call on Georgian government to protect children from violence   
• Violence against children in Georgia 
• Presentation of an alternative report on human rights violations in Georgia 
• Georgia should continue implementing legal reforms to comply with international human rights law 
• Violence against Women in Georgia 
• An alternative report by OMCT reveals that Georgia's policy to fight against crime leads to unacceptable abuse and torture 
• Human rights violations in Georgia - Alternative report to the United Nations Commitee Against Torture, 36th session 

• Arbitrary detention of three members of the Egalitarian  Institute  
• New arbitrary detention of Mr. Jaba Jishkariani   
• 2006 Annual Report of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders 
• Judicial proceedings against Mr. Giorgi Getsadze 
• Georgia: Threats against Ms. Lela Bekauri 
• Georgia: Arbitrary detention of several members of the Egalitarian Institute 
• Georgia: Arbitrary detention of five members of the "Equality Institute" 
• Georgia: Break-in of the office of PMMG / Harassment 
• Georgia: Release on bail of Mr. Azer Samedov 

International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights 

• Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2007 (Events of 2006)  
• Chechen Refugees in Georgia - Report by the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF), jointly with the Caucasus Center for Human Rights 

Committee for the Protection of Journalists

• Attacks on the press – Georgia 

US Department of State 

• 2006 Human Rights Report - Section on Georgia
• Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2006 - Section on Georgia 
• 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism - Section on Georgia 

US Commission on International Religious Freedom

• Religious Freedom Report, Section on Georgia 

The Council of Europe:

• European Comission Against Racism and Intolerance - 2nd Report on Georgia (June 30, 2006).
• European Comission Against Racism and Intolerance - Report on Georgia (April 23 2002). 
• Report to the Georgian Government on the visit to Georgia carried out by the Europian Committee for the prevention of Torture and inhuman or degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), 2007 
• Report to the Georgian Government on the visit to Georgia carried out by the Europian Committee for the prevention of Torture and inhuman or degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), 2001 
• Report by Mr Alvaro Gil-Robles, Commissioner for Human Rights, on his visit to Georgia 1-10 June 2002 

SG/INF (2006) 9 - 31 May 2006 

Compliance with commitments and obligations: The situation in Georgia - Regular report prepared by the Directorate General of Political Affairs (May 2006)

• SG/Inf(2005)6 14 March 2005 

Compliance with commitments and obligations: the situation in Georgia

• SG/Inf(2004)4 Rev 27 January 2004 

Compliance with commitments and obligations: the situation in Georgia   

SG/Inf (2004)19 28 June 2004  

Compliance with commitments and obligations: the situation in Georgia 

Venice Commission:

• Opinion on the draft amendments to the Constitution of Georgia  
• Opinion on the draft law on restitution of housing and property to the victims of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict of the republic of Georgia 
• Amicus curiae opinion on the relationship between the freedom of expression and defamation with respect to Unproven defamatory allegations of fact as requested by the constitutional court of Georgia 
• Opinion on the draft constitutional law of Georgia on the status of the autonomous republic of Adjara
• Joint opinion on a proposal for a constitutional law on changes and amendments to the constitution of Georgia  
• Opinion on DRAFT Constitutional Amendments relating to the reform of the Judiciary in Georgia 

International Crisis Group 

GEORGIA: SLIDING TOWARDS AUTHORITARIANISM