For the first time in over a decade, repressive measures used during the dispersal of peaceful rallies and the detention of protesters in November-December 2024 were classified as torture.
International Human Rights Day, the DRC is summarizing the situation
of human rights
and freedoms in Georgia. The
extremely aggravated human rights situation reached a critical point in Georgia in 2024.
According to the observations of the DRC, the
scale of the violations detected
during the pre-election period and on the election day casts doubt on the
fairness and legitimacy of the elections.
The Democracy Research Center has been monitoring
the pre-election environment since the official appointment of the 2024
parliamentary elections.
The close cooperation between
the ruling parties and the Patriarchate of Georgia is not strange
to the Georgian reality.
The document also analyzes the results of
observation of
trials of those who were arrested during the protests or in connection with the
protests.
On December 10, 75 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the protection of basic human rights remains a challenge in Georgia.
