Georgia: Torture Reform Insufficient in Quelling Practices

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April 12, 2005 4:04PM EDT | Background Briefing

Georgia: Torture Reform Insufficient in Quelling Practices

A Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper

Georgia has a long record of tolerating torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement agents. The new government that came to power after the November 2003 ‘Rose Revolution’ has taken some steps to address such abusive practices, but these efforts have proven inadequate to stem them. Moreover, some of the government’s new law enforcement policies appeared to trigger new allegations of due process violations, torture, and ill-treatment.

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