IDFI, together with partner organizations, submitted a joint report on the human rights situation in Georgia to the UPR working group within the framework of the 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

The joint submission was prepared by civil society organizations in May 2025 and is mostly based on the findings of a documentation report published by 11 organizations on May 14th.

The report submitted to the UPR working group focuses on the sharp deterioration of the human rights situation in Georgia following the previous UPR cycle and the failure to implement received recommendations.

The document discusses and evaluates the following issues:

•       - Mass violations of freedoms of assembly, association, and expression, including through repressive laws and police violence;
•       - Systemic and mass use of torture and ill-treatment by police forces against peaceful demonstrators since November 2024;
•       - Deteriorated situation in the country regarding human rights defenders' rights and media freedom;
•      -  Cases of violations of the right to equality;
•       - Absence of effective response to serious human rights violations.

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council that assesses the human rights situation in each UN member state once every 4.5 years.

The Joint Submission of Civil Society Organizations

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