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GEORGIA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Geospatial Information Section.
Date of Document:
September 2015
Accessed Date:
26 May 2016
Title:
Géorgie. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Georgia. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
19 October 2022
Accessed Date:
20 October 2022
Title:
Géorgie. Situation générale. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
14 March 2022
Accessed Date:
3 October 2022
Title:
Rapport de mission en Géorgie du 22 au 28 juillet 2018
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
18 December 2018
Accessed Date:
9 June 2020
Title:
Georgia. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2018.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
9 June 2020
Title:
Présentation de la Géorgie
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
21 September 2021
Accessed Date:
3 October 2022
Title:
Georgia: Background and U.S. Policy.
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
10 June 2021
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Georgia. BTI 2022 Country Report.
Date of Document:
February 2022
Accessed Date:
3 October 2022
Title:
Mental Health and Georgian Experience, 2020
Source:
Human Rights Center
Date of Document:
14 June 2021
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili, Nino Tlashadze
Accessed Date:
3 October 2022
Title:
Géorgie : Situation générale. COI Focus.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
24 February 2022
Accessed Date:
3 October 2022
Title:
Briefing. Georgia's bumpy road to democracy: On track for a European future?
Source:
European Parliament
Date of Document:
24 February 2022
Accessed Date:
20 October 2022
Title:
Georgia. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 March 2023
Accessed Date:
3 August 2023
Title:
Georgia. Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 March 2022
Accessed Date:
3 October 2022
Title:
Human Rights Situation in Occupied Regions of Georgia - Abkhazia and South Ossetia/Tskhinvali Region and Dividing Lines
Source:
Human Rights Center
Author:
Nino Tsagareishvili
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili; Ucha Nanuashvili
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Georgia. Freedom in the World 2022.
Accessed Date:
3 October 2022
Title:
Cooperation with Georgia: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
12 July 2021
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Georgia. World Report 2022: Events of 2021.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2022
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Abkhazia. Freedom in the World 2022.
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
South Ossetia. Freedom in the World 2022.
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
State of Human Rights in Georgia, 2021
Source:
Human Rights Center
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Access to Justice for the Women, Religious and Ethnic Minorities
Source:
Human Rights Center
Author:
Mariam Zakareishvili; Nino Tlashadze
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
The Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC), including office location and source of funding; relationship with the government, including treatment of its members by the police and other authorities (2010-June 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 July 2014
Accessed Date:
25 June 2015
Title:
Report of the Public Defender of Georgia. On the Situation of Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms in Georgia, 2021.
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
6 July 2022
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Consolidated report on the conflict in Georgia (October 2020 – March 2021)
Source:
Council of Europe. Secretary General.
Date of Document:
1 April 2021
Accessed Date:
28 June 2021
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Georgia
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/37/GEO/1
Date of Document:
14 December 2020
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/37/GEO/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
12 November 2020
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Georgia
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/37/GEO/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
5 November 2020
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Georgia. Nations in Transit 2022.
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Monitoring the Protest Demonstrations: Summary Report
Source:
Human Rights Center
Author:
Giorgi Tkebuchava
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili; Giorgi Kakubava
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Géorgie : les manifestations de 2019
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
23 March 2020
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Fifth periodic report submitted by Georgia under article 40 of the Covenant, due in 2019
Date of Document:
28 April 2020
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Alternative Report on Georgia's Compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Source:
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association
Date of Document:
August 2020
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Right of Peaceful Assembly and Manifestation in Georgia: Main Flaws in Law and Practice
Source:
Human Rights Center
Author:
Nino Tsagareishvili
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Special Report of the Public Defender of Georgia on the Situation of Equality and Combating and Preventing Discrimination
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
24 February 2022
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Compliance of Social and Health Care Programs of Local Self-Governments with the Principle of Equality
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
May 2021
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Report Following her Visit to Georgia from 21 to 24 February 2022
Source:
Council of Europe. Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
15 July 2022
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Replies Of Georgia to the List of Issues in Relation to its Fifth Periodic Report
Date of Document:
2 December 2021
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
The Main Challenges of the Social Protection System for Various Vulnerable Groups in Georgia
Source:
Coalition for Equality
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Organic Law of Georgia on Georgian Citizenship (amended 2018)
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Acquisition of georgian citizenship
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Georgia and South Ossetia: Requirements and procedures for a Georgian citizen of Ossetian ethnicity to acquire South Ossetian citizenship (2008-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 January 2014
Accessed Date:
26 June 2014
Title:
Georgia. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
20 October 2022
Title:
Migration and Citizenship Issues Facing Georgia's Ossetian Community
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
16 March 2015
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
Guidebook on Legal Immigration
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Legal Analysis of The Process of Property Restitution and Citizenship Restoration to Ethnic Ossetians Affected from the Conflict
Source:
Human Rights Center
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Russia Lures Georgia's Secessionist Regions by Dual Citizenship
Source:
The Jamestown Foundation
Date of Document:
21 October 2021
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Georgia. Election for President of 28 November 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Georgia: Parliament.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Monitoring 2018 presidential elections in Georgia
Source:
Human Rights Center
Author:
Nino Tsagareishvili
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Source:
European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
Date of Document:
6 May 2021
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
The United National Movement (UNM; ENM), including its mandate, leadership, membership, representation in the country and history; treatment by authorities and opposition party members, including the Georgia Dream Coalition (GDC; GDM; Georgian Dream)...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 May 2015
Accessed Date:
24 June 2015
Title:
The Georgian Labour Party (GLP), including treatment of its members by authorities and other political parties; state protection available (2010-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 June 2015
Accessed Date:
26 May 2016
Title:
Monitoring the Parliamentary Elections of October 31, 2020
Source:
Human Rights Center
Author:
Giorgi Tkebuchava; Nino Tsagareishvili
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Monitoring 2020 Parliamentary Elections in the Regions of Georgia (Adjara, Imereti and Samtskhe-Javakheti)
Source:
Human Rights Center
Author:
Nino Tsagareishvili
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Georgia: Parliamentary Elections, 31 October 2020. ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission: Final Report.
Source:
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
Date of Document:
5 March 2021
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Deadlock in Georgia: Political Crisis and Regional Changes Need an EU Response
Source:
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
Date of Document:
April 2021
Author:
Franziska Smolnik et al.
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Monitoring 2021 Municipal Elections in Georgia
Source:
Human Rights Center
Author:
Lazare Jibladze, Nino Tsagareishvili
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Georgia: Political Parties and Affiliation. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2021
Accessed Date:
4 October 2022
Title:
Divided Georgia: A Hostage to Polarization
Date of Document:
8 December 2021
Author:
Archil Gegeshidze, Thomas de Waal
Accessed Date:
20 October 2022
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences on her mission to Georgia
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
22 July 2016
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation, state protection and support services available to victims (June 2012-May 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 June 2015
Accessed Date:
29 June 2015
Title:
Law of Georgia on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and/or Domestic Violence, and the Protection and Support of Victims of such Violence (amended 2020)
Accessed Date:
28 June 2021
Title:
Gender and Law: Gender Analysis of Georgian Legislation
Source:
Partnership for Human Rights
Author:
Ana Abashidze et al.
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
National Study on Violence Against Women in Georgia 2017
Source:
United Nations. UN Women.; National Statistics Office of Georgia (GEOSTAT)
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
Gender Equality in Georgia: Barriers and Recommendations
Source:
United States Agency for International Development et al.
Date of Document:
17 March 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Georgia. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
Georgia: Authorities must ensure prompt and effective investigation into allegation of abuse of children in Orthodox Church-run boarding school
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
25 June 2021
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Country Gender Equality: Profile of Georgia
Source:
United Nations. UN Women.
Date of Document:
April 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Georgia. WAVE Country Report 2021: Women's Specialist Support Services in Europe and the impact of COVID-19 on their provision.
Source:
Women Against Violence Europe
Date of Document:
December 2021
Author:
Elena Floriani; Léa Dudouet
Editor:
Elena Biaggioni et al.
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
The Administration of Justice on Sexual Violence Crimes Against Women in Georgia
Source:
Council of Europe; Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
December 2020
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Monitoring Report on Service Centers (Shelters) for Victims of Violence against Women, Domestic Violence and Trafficking
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Femicide Monitoring Report
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Forced Marriage – Legislation and Practice
Source:
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association
Author:
Gvantsa Sakanelashvili; Nino Chikhladze
Editor:
Khatuna Kviralashvili
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Géorgie : les enlèvements de fiancée
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
24 July 2019
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
Sixth periodic report submitted by Georgia under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2018
Date of Document:
1 April 2021
Accessed Date:
28 June 2021
Title:
NGO Shadow Report on the implementation of The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence in Georgia
Source:
Equality Now et al.
Date of Document:
October 2021
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Harmful Practices of Early/Child Marriage in Kvemo Kartli: Research of Attitudes
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Impact Of Covid 19 Pandemic on Conflict Affected Women and Girls: Special Report
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
September 2021
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Assessment of the Needs of Women and Girls with Disabilities and the State of Protection of their Rights in Georgia
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
29 March 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Special Report: Assessment of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women and Girls from Non-Dominant Ethnic Groups in Georgia
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
May 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Georgia. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia 2022.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
10 February 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Legal Situation of LGBTI Persons in Georgia
Source:
Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
Report of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity on his visit to Georgia
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
15 May 2019
Accessed Date:
9 June 2020
Title:
Discrimination and violence against LGBTQI persons: Litigation Report
Source:
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group
Accessed Date:
9 June 2020
Title:
Operational Guideline on Investigation and Prevention of Crimes based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Source:
Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center
Accessed Date:
8 May 2018
Title:
Social Exclusion of LGBTQ Group in Georgia: Quantitative research Analysis
Source:
Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre
Editor:
Medea Imerlishvili; Nino Bekishvili
Accessed Date:
10 June 2021
Title:
The Rights of LGBT+ People in Georgia
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
11 May 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Georgia
Source:
Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity; Equality Movement
Date of Document:
August 2020
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Georgia.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
18 November 2021
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Georgia: Tier 1. Trafficking in Persons Report 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
19 July 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Blood feuds, including prevalence, state protection, mediation and relocation (June 2012-May 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 June 2015
Accessed Date:
26 May 2016
Title:
Géorgie : Les conditions de conscription en Abkhazie
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
29 March 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Fourth Evaluation Round. Corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. Evaluation Report: Georgia.
Code:
GrecoEval4Rep(2016)3
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of States against Corruption.
Date of Document:
17 January 2017
Accessed Date:
2 May 2017
Title:
Report to the Georgian Government on the ad hoc visit to Georgia carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 17 to 24 May 2021
Source:
Council of Europe. European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Date of Document:
16 June 2022
Accessed Date:
20 October 2022
Title:
Main Tendencies and Challenges Outlined Through Four Year Criminal Trial Monitoring
Source:
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association
Author:
Tamar Bochorishvili; Phatima Chaphichadze
Editor:
Khatuna Kviralashvili
Accessed Date:
11 June 2021
Title:
Harsh Punishment: The Human Toll of Georgia's Abusive Drug Policies
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
13 August 2018
Author:
Giorgi Gogia; Guram Imnadze
Accessed Date:
17 May 2019
Title:
Monitoring of the Activities of the Department of the Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia for the Investigation of Offenses Committed in the Course of Legal Proceedings
Source:
Human Rights Center
Author:
Giorgi Kakubava, Lazare Jibladze, Tamar Avaliani
Accessed Date:
28 May 2019
Title:
Right to a Fair Trial in Cases of Administrative Offenses: Problem Analysis
Source:
Human Rights Center
Author:
Giorgi Tkebuchava
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili, Giorgi Kakubava
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Fourth Evaluation Round. Corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. Second Compliance Report: Georgia.
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of States against Corruption.
Date of Document:
12 April 2021
Accessed Date:
11 June 2021
Title:
Georgia's Constitution of 1995 with Amendments through 2018
Source:
Georgia; Comparative Constitutions Project
Accessed Date:
9 June 2020
Title:
Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review. NGO coalition joint submission on Institutional Challenges in Judiciary and Law Enforcement System: Critical Issues of Criminal Justice.
Source:
Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center; Georgian Young Lawyers' Association
Accessed Date:
11 June 2021
Title:
Report on monitoring the penitentiary facility N8
Source:
Human Rights Centre
Accessed Date:
11 June 2021
Title:
Fourth Evaluation Round: Corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. Addendum to the Second Compliance Report Georgia
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of States against Corruption.
Date of Document:
13 July 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
The Problematic Practice of Extradition of Persons from Georgia to the Russian Federation - International Legal Analysis
Source:
Human Rights Center
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Monitoring the Court Proceedings of the Cases with Alleged Political Motives
Source:
Human Rights Center
Author:
Giorgi Tkebuchava
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili; Giorgi Kakubava
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Vague Prospect for Restoring Justice: Evaluation of the Work of the Department of the Prosecutor's Office for Investigations of the Offenses Committed During Legal Proceedings
Source:
Human Rights Center
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Police structure at the national and local levels; whether there exists a national computer system or registry of citizens that police have access to; whether police officers in districts not under their jurisdiction have access to an individual'...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 March 2015
Accessed Date:
24 June 2015
Title:
Procedures to file a complaint about a crime to the police; requirements and procedures to obtain a police report, including from abroad; effectiveness of police response to complaints; recourse available to victims when police refuse to file o...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 March 2015
Accessed Date:
24 June 2015
Title:
Political Neutrality in the Police System
Source:
Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre
Author:
Mariam Mkhatvari et al.
Editor:
Nino Kalatozishvili
Accessed Date:
8 May 2018
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
Accessed Date:
15 June 2020
Title:
Georgia. Freedom on the Net 2022.
Editor:
Adrian Shahbaz et al.
Accessed Date:
25 October 2022
Title:
Georgia: Strengthening civil society's role in monitoring the media for credible and inclusive elections. UNDP's Engagement with the Media for Governance, Sustainable Development and Peace.
Source:
United Nations Development Programme
Accessed Date:
28 June 2021
Title:
Media Environment Assessment Local Self-Government Elections in Georgia, 2021 Rounds I & II
Source:
Media Advocacy Coalition
Date of Document:
10 December 2021
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Unlawful Interference with Professional Activities of Journalists: Selective Justice
Source:
Human Rights Center
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Georgia. International Religious Freedom Report for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
2 June 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Georgia. The Freedom of Thought Report.
Source:
Humanists International
Date of Document:
28 October 2020
Accessed Date:
11 June 2021
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Georgia: The Situation of the Kist Community and the Chechens
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.; Danish Refugee Council
Date of Document:
November 2018
Accessed Date:
17 May 2019
Title:
Fourth Report submitted by Georgia pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 2 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Code:
ACFC/SR/IV(2022)001
Date of Document:
31 July 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Combined ninth and tenth periodic reports submitted by Georgia under article 9 of the Convention, due in 2020
Date of Document:
29 September 2020
Accessed Date:
11 June 2021
Title:
Situation of Ossetians, including demographics, treatment and available state protection (2008-June 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 July 2016
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Georgia: The situation of ethnic minorities
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
14 February 2017
Accessed Date:
8 May 2018
Title:
Georgia: Complaint Mechanisms for the Kist Community
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.; Danish Refugee Council
Date of Document:
December 2020
Accessed Date:
11 June 2021
Title:
Géorgie : La situation des Géorgiens dans le district de Gali en Abkhazie (1992-2019)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
18 March 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
Racial Profiling in Georgia: Existing Policies and Practices of The Police System Towards Ethnic Minorities and Migrants
Source:
Tolerance and Diversity Institute
Author:
Dea Tsartsidze et al.
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/ South Ossetia, Georgia: Report of the Secretary-General
Source:
United Nations. General Assembly.
Date of Document:
9 May 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2022
Title:
EU Asylum Agency Warns Member States of Increasing Numbers of Georgian Migrants Due to War in Ukraine
Date of Document:
22 August 2022
Accessed Date:
20 October 2022
Title:
Migration Drivers Report: Georgia as a Country of Origin
Source:
European Union Agency for Asylum
Date of Document:
18 August 2022
Accessed Date:
20 October 2022
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 October 2022:
Title:
Georgia. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/georgia/
Accessed Date:
21 April 2022
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