Georgian Democracy Initiative (hereinafter “GDI”) presents the report for the first half of 2014 on the state of protection of human rights and freedoms in Georgia. The report covers the events, which are related to the issues concerning the state of protection of human rights and the rule of law, as they unfolded during the reporting period.
The report reviews the incidents of infringement of the right to respect for private life and allegedly politically motivated assaults and violence occurring in the reporting period, as well as the case of Shalva Tatukhashvili; the report refers to the incidents of discrimination on various grounds, as well as to those violations and infringements that took place during the local elections held in the summer of 2014. The report covers the allegedly politically motivated criminal cases pending in the first half of 2014. The report also analyses the state of the penitentiary system and the amendments made to the Prison Code of Georgia during the reporting period.
Considering the seriousness of the human rights breaches revealed in the reporting period, it could be observed that there are still many problems in terms of human rights protection that need to be addressed. There is a need for increased efforts and judicious systemic changes in future in order to strengthen the rule of law and to ensure the protection of all individuals from the violation of their rights by the state.
Report on Human Rights and Freedoms 2014, First Half-Year
