Temporary detention facilities are not intended for long-term detention.
September can be regarded as a month of expanding Russian influence in occupied South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
DRI comments on the statement made by MMA fighter Giorgi Kartvelishvili during a press conference held on 27 July 2026 regarding the establishment of the so-called People's Movement.
The detention of participants in a peaceful protest solely because of the manner in which they express themselves, a banner, or slogans constitutes an extreme interference with the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, which is permissible only in strictly defined circumstances, pursuing a legitimate aim and meeting the requirement of proportionality.
DRI responds to the footage released yesterday, 12 June, by Nodar Meladze on TV Pirveli, which appears to document acts of torture and inhuman treatment committed by police officers.
“Georgian Dream” party is beginning to establish total control over the social sphere.
To silence critical media, “Georgian Dream” tries to use financial sanctions. Following several television, online and radio broadcasters, regional media have now also been affected.
The decision taken by the state in relation to Azerbaijani journalist constitutes a grave violation of human rights, including breaches of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights.
DRI echoes the latest anti-democratic legislative package adopted by GD, party which introduces amendments to the Law on Grants that ultimately
establishes a mechanism of total legal control.
Georgia marks December 10, 2025 – an international Human Rights Day – virtually without human rights.
