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GEORGIA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic 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:
1 May 2017
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Géorgie. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
28 January 2016
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
Georgia. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
7 March 2017
Title:
Georgia. Amnesty International Report 2016/17: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Georgia. Nations in Transit 2017.
Author:
Michael Hikari Cecire
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Georgia. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on his mission to Georgia
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
1 December 2015
Accessed Date:
30 March 2016
Keywords:
children; gender equality; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
Georgia. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Abkhazia. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
South Ossetia. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Observations on the human rights situation in Georgia: An update on justice reforms, tolerance and non-discrimination
Source:
Council of Europe. Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
12 January 2016
Accessed Date:
30 March 2016
Keywords:
election; ethnic and national groups; government corruption; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; torture; witness protection
Title:
Comments of the Government of Georgia on Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Nils Muižnieks (15 December 2015)
Code:
CommDH/GovRep(2016)1
Date of Document:
15 December 2015
Accessed Date:
30 March 2016
Keywords:
children; citizenship; election; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; race; religion; social services; torture
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
Keywords:
election; human rights activists; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; state surveillance
Title:
10 December Report on the Situation of the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms in Georgia
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
10 December 2016
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Georgia
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
13 January 2015
Accessed Date:
30 March 2016
Keywords:
children; citizenship; conflict; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
National Report Submitted in Accordance with Paragraph 5 of the Annex to Human Rights Council Resolution 16/21: Georgia
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/23/GEO/1
Date of Document:
30 July 2015
Accessed Date:
30 March 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; religion; social services; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Letter dated 25 November 2016 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of Georgia to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the President of the Human Rights Council
Source:
United Nations. General Assembly.
Date of Document:
13 January 2017
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Fourth Quarterly Report (October - December 2016) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia on the Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Regions of Georgia
Source:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Georgia. Rights of Women, Religious and Ethnic Minorities.
Source:
Human Rights Center
Date of Document:
April 2017
Author:
Tamar Avaliani; Nino Tlashadze
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Analysis of the Law of Georgia “On Occupied Territories” and Recommendations
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
9 February 2017
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Organic Law of Georgia on Georgian Citizenship
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Acquisition of georgian citizenship
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
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
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
Georgia Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
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 Emigration
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Georgia. Election for President (President) of 27 October 2013.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
24 June 2014
Keywords:
election; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Georgia - Sakartvelos Parlamenti (Parliament)
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
23 February 2017
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Georgia, Parliamentary Elections, 8 and 30 October 2016: Final Report
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
Date of Document:
3 February 2017
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 — Georgia Country Report.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
31 March 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; conflict; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; statistics; torture
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
Keywords:
armed groups; corruption; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; legal system; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints
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
Keywords:
election; human rights activists; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
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
Keywords:
armed groups; children; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; femicide; gender equality; gender-based violence; minorities; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
Law of Georgia on Elimination of Domestic Violence, Protection of and Support to Its Victims
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
Gender and Law: Gender Analysis of Georgian Legislation
Source:
Partnership for Human Rights
Page Numbers:
30-41; 58-65; 170-181
Author:
Ana Abashidze et al.
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
Special Report of the Public Defender of Georgia On the Rights of Women and Children in Conflict-Affected Regions: Review of 2014-2016
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
Violence Against Women And Domestic Violence In Georgia
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
24 July 2015
Accessed Date:
31 March 2016
Keywords:
domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; legislation; marriage; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Georgia. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
abduction; children; crime; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; political activities; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Gender Based Violence in Kvemo Kartli (Domestic violence, early marriage, discrimination)
Source:
Civil Development Agency
Author:
Teona Kiladze; Zviad Devdariani
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Georgia. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe. 6th Edition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
May 2017
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Legal Situation of LGBTI Persons in Georgia
Source:
Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
From Prejudice to Equality: Attitudes, Knowledge and Information Regarding the LGBT Community and Their Rights
Source:
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group
Author:
Ekaterine Aghdgomelashvili
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Unidentified Violence: Litigation Report
Source:
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Georgia. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
6 March 2017
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Georgia (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
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
Keywords:
crime; ethnic and national groups; honour crimes; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; statistics
Title:
Georgia. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2017, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Georgia. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016.
Source:
World Justice Project
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
The Judicial System in Georgia: Views of Legal Professionals
Source:
Caucasus Research Resource Centers
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
Monitoring Criminal Trials In Kutaisi And Tbilisi City And Appellate Courts
Source:
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association
Date of Document:
May 2016
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
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
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
Keywords:
crime; identity documents; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; state surveillance
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
Keywords:
judicial efficacy; legal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints
Title:
Georgia. Freedom on the Net 2016.
Accessed Date:
2 May 2017
Title:
Georgia. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
2 May 2017
Title:
Georgia. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
Accessed Date:
2 May 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Georgia. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2016
Page Numbers:
172, 174-175
Accessed Date:
19 July 2016
Title:
ECRI Report on Georgia (fifth monitoring cycle)
Source:
Council of Europe. European Commission against Racism and Intolerance.
Date of Document:
1 March 2016
Accessed Date:
31 March 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; gender equality; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; nationality; political activities; race; religion; sexual minorities
Title:
Concluding observations on the sixth to eighth periodic reports of Georgia
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
22 June 2016
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
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
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons on his mission to Georgia
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
4 April 2017
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Human Rights Situation of Internally Displaced Persons in Georgia
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
21 June 2016
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
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 March 2017:
Title:
Georgia. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
17 May 2016
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gg.html
Accessed Date:
26 May 2016
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Georgia. Amnesty International Annual Report 2015/16: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/georgia/report-georgia/
Accessed Date:
30 March 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; crime; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; judicial efficacy; legal system; penal system; political opposition; political organizations; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Georgia. Nations in Transit 2016.
Author:
Michael Hikari Cecire
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/nations-transit/2016/georgia
Accessed Date:
26 May 2016
Keywords:
corruption; election; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; state surveillance
Title:
Georgia. Freedom in the World 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/georgia
Accessed Date:
29 June 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual minorities; torture
Title:
Georgia. World Report 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2016
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2016/country-chapters/georgia
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
corruption; crime; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; judicial efficacy; legal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; political organizations; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Abkhazia. Freedom in the World 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/abkhazia
Accessed Date:
30 March 2016
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; legal system; minorities; nationality; organized crime; political activities; religion
Title:
South Ossetia. Freedom in the World 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/south-ossetia
Accessed Date:
30 March 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; corruption; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; minorities; nationality; penal system; political activities; political organizations; religion
Title:
10 December Report on the Situation of the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms in Georgia
Source:
The Public Defender of Georgia
URL:
http://www.ombudsman.ge/uploads/other/3/3330.pdf
Accessed Date:
30 March 2016
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Georgia Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/GG.html
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Georgia - Sakartvelos Parlamenti (Parliament)
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
4 March 2014
URL:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2119.htm
Accessed Date:
24 June 2014
Keywords:
election; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Georgia. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
May 2016
URL:
http://www.ilga-europe.org/sites/default/files/2016/full_annual_review.pdf
Accessed Date:
26 May 2016
Keywords:
crime; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; religion; sexual minorities
Title:
Georgia. 2016 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 February 2016
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=19076
Accessed Date:
31 March 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; country overview; crime; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; legislation; organized crime; statistics; transport infrastructure
Title:
Georgia (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
July 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2015/243442.htm
Accessed Date:
31 March 2016
Keywords:
children; crime; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Georgia. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2016, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2016/vol1/253263.htm
Accessed Date:
26 May 2016
Keywords:
drug trafficking; institutional efficacy; police/security forces; transport infrastructure
Title:
Georgia Extended Profile. WJP Rule of Law Index 2015.
Source:
World Justice Project
URL:
http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/#/index/GEO
Accessed Date:
29 June 2015
Keywords:
corruption; crime; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; police corruption; police/security forces
Title:
Georgia. Freedom on the Net 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/resources/FOTN%202015_Georgia.pdf
Accessed Date:
31 March 2016
Keywords:
freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; legislation; political activities; political opposition; sexual minorities; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
Georgia. Freedom of the Press 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2015/georgia
Accessed Date:
31 March 2016
Keywords:
election; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legal system; legislation; political activities
Title:
Georgia. International Religious Freedom Report for 2014.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2014&dlid=238382
Accessed Date:
31 March 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; religion; statistics
Title:
Georgia. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2015: Events of 2014.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
2 July 2015
URL:
http://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MRG-state-of-the-worlds-minorities-2015-FULL-TEXT.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Keywords:
country overview; ethnic and national groups; minorities
Title:
Abkhazia: The Long Road to Reconciliation. Europe Report No. 224.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
10 April 2013
URL:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/europe/caucasus/georgia/224-abkhazia-the-long-road-to-reconciliation.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 June 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gangs; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legislation; nationality; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; social services
Title:
Compilation Prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Accordance with Paragraph 15 (b) of the Annex to Human Rights Council
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/23/GEO/2
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
24 August 2015
URL:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/GESession23.aspx
Accessed Date:
30 March 2016
Keywords:
children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Summary Prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Accordance with Paragraph 15 (c) of the Annex to Human Rights Council Resolution 5/1 and Paragraph 5 of the Annex to Council Resolution 16/21: Georgia
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/23/GEO/3
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
17 August 2015
URL:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/GESession23.aspx
Accessed Date:
30 March 2016
Keywords:
children; conflict; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; femicide; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; labour; legislation; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; torture
Title:
Organic Law of Georgia on Georgian Citizenship
Date of Document:
30 April 2014
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/53835fe14.html
Accessed Date:
24 June 2014
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Country Report: Georgia
Source:
European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European Union Democracy Observatory Citizenship Observatory
Date of Document:
September 2012
Page Numbers:
i-iii; 14-25
URL:
http://eudo-citizenship.eu/admin/?p=file&appl=countryProfiles&f=Georgia.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 June 2014
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; minorities; nationality; statistics
Title:
Georgia's Ruling Coalition Delivers Coup de Grace to Salvage Its Electoral Support. Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 13 Issue: 4.
Source:
Jamestown Foundation
Date of Document:
7 January 2016
URL:
http://www.jamestown.org/regions/thecaucasus/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=44955&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=641&cHash=a857aef8cd92ce831074744252f03ee0#.VuHhjtXR9ph
Accessed Date:
31 March 2016
Keywords:
election; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Georgia: Confronting Domestic Violence
Date of Document:
3 December 2014
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5485b70c4.html
Accessed Date:
29 August 2015
Keywords:
crime; domestic violence; femicide; gender equality; gender-based violence; legal system; police efficacy
Title:
Law of Georgia on Elimination of Domestic Violence, Protection of and Support to Its Victims
URL:
http://www.legislationline.org/topics/country/29/topic/7
Accessed Date:
1 November 2012
Keywords:
domestic violence; legislation; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Georgia. Country Report 2014. Specialized Women's Support Services and New Tools for Combatting Gender-Based Violence in Europe.
Source:
Women Against Violence Europe
URL:
http://fileserver.wave-network.org/researchreports/COUNTRY_REPORT_2014.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
children; gender equality; gender-based violence; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Ethnic Minority Women in Georgia – Facing a Double Burden? ECMI Working Paper #74.
Source:
European Centre for Minority Issues
Date of Document:
February 2014
URL:
http://www.ecmi.de/uploads/tx_lfpubdb/Working_Paper_74.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 June 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; Internet; legislation; marriage; minorities; political activities; race; religion; social services; statistics
Title:
List of issues and questions in relation to the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Georgia. Addendum. Replies of Georgia.
Code:
CEDAW/C/GEO/Q/4-5/Add.1
Date of Document:
23 January 2014
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CEDAW%2FC%2FGEO%2FQ%2F4-5%2FAdd.1&Lang=en
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; gender equality; gender-based violence; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; political activities; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Special Rapporteur on violence against women finalizes country visit to Georgia
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
19 February 2016
URL:
http://ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=17073&LangID=E
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Keywords:
domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; legislation; marriage; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Violations of the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People in Georgia
Date of Document:
September 2013
URL:
http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1930_1385637957_int-ccpr-ngo-geo-15206-e.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 June 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; children; crime; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; identity documents; judicial efficacy; legislation; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; sexual minorities; social services; state surveillance
Title:
Trial Monitoring Report Georgia, December 2014
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
Date of Document:
9 December 2014
URL:
http://www.osce.org/odihr/130676
Accessed Date:
31 March 2016
Keywords:
government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; witness protection
Title:
Georgia: Proposed insulting religious feelings law withdrawn – for now
Date of Document:
23 February 2016
Author:
Mariam Gavtadze; Eka Chitanava
URL:
http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2152
Accessed Date:
31 March 2016
Keywords:
freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; legislation; religion
Title:
Georgia. The 2015 ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
URL:
http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/survey_global_rights_index_2015_en.pdf
Accessed Date:
30 June 2015
Keywords:
labour; legal system; legislation
Title:
Letter dated 25 November 2016 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of Georgia to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the President of the Human Rights Council
Source:
United Nations. General Assembly.
Date of Document:
13 January 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/A/HRC/34/G/2
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Fourth Quarterly Report (October - December 2016) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia on the Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Regions of Georgia
Source:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
URL:
http://www.mfa.gov.ge/News/saqartvelos-okupirebul-teritoriebze-adamianis-ufle.aspx?lang=en-US
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Georgia. Rights of Women, Religious and Ethnic Minorities.
Source:
Human Rights Center
Date of Document:
April 2017
Author:
Tamar Avaliani; Nino Tlashadze
Editor:
Aleko Tskitishvili
URL:
http://www.humanrights.ge/admin/editor/uploads/pdf/angarishebi/hridc/HRC%20Report%20-ENG-with%20cover.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Analysis of the Law of Georgia “On Occupied Territories” and Recommendations
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
9 February 2017
URL:
http://www.ombudsman.ge/en/reports/specialuri-angarishebi/analysis-of-the-law-of-georgia-on-occupied-territories-and-recommendations.page
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Organic Law of Georgia on Georgian Citizenship
URL:
https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/2342552?publication=2
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Acquisition of georgian citizenship
URL:
http://migration.commission.ge/index.php?article_id=165&clang=1
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Guidebook on Legal Emigration
URL:
http://migration.commission.ge/index.php?article_id=124&clang=1
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
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
URL:
http://undocs.org/A/HRC/32/42/Add.3
Accessed Date:
28 April 2017
Title:
Law of Georgia on Elimination of Domestic Violence, Protection of and Support to Its Victims
URL:
https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/26422?publication=8
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
Gender and Law: Gender Analysis of Georgian Legislation
Source:
Partnership for Human Rights
Page Numbers:
30-41; 58-65; 170-181
Author:
Ana Abashidze et al.
URL:
http://ewmi-prolog.org/images/files/9063GENDER-eng.pdf
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
Special Report of the Public Defender of Georgia On the Rights of Women and Children in Conflict-Affected Regions: Review of 2014-2016
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
February 2017
URL:
http://www.ombudsman.ge/en/reports/specialuri-angarishebi/special-report-of-the-public-defender-of-georgia-on-the-rights-of-women-and-children-in-conflict-affected-regions-review-of-2014-2016.page
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
Gender Based Violence in Kvemo Kartli (Domestic violence, early marriage, discrimination)
Source:
Civil Development Agency
Author:
Teona Kiladze; Zviad Devdariani
URL:
http://ewmi-prolog.org/images/files/1411ENG-ReportonGander-BasedViolenceinKvemoKartli2017.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Legal Situation of LGBTI Persons in Georgia
Source:
Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center
URL:
https://ge.boell.org/en/2016/06/17/legal-situation-lgbti-persons-georgia
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
From Prejudice to Equality: Attitudes, Knowledge and Information Regarding the LGBT Community and Their Rights
Source:
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group
Author:
Ekaterine Aghdgomelashvili
URL:
https://ge.boell.org/en/2016/06/17/prejudice-equality-attitudes-knowledge-and-information-regarding-lgbt-community-and-their
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Unidentified Violence: Litigation Report
Source:
Women's Initiatives Supporting Group
URL:
http://women.ge/en/publications/133/Unidentified%20Violence%20%E2%80%93%20Litigation%20Report
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
Georgia. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016.
Source:
World Justice Project
URL:
http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/#/index/GEO
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
The Judicial System in Georgia: Views of Legal Professionals
Source:
Caucasus Research Resource Centers
Date of Document:
July 2016
URL:
http://ewmi-prolog.org/images/files/7770CRRC-PROLoG_BaselineStudyReport.pdf
Accessed Date:
1 May 2017
Title:
Monitoring Criminal Trials In Kutaisi And Tbilisi City And Appellate Courts
Source:
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association
Date of Document:
May 2016
URL:
https://gyla.ge/files/news/gamocemebi2012-2013/Courts%20Monitoring%20.pdf
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
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
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=09000016806dc116
Accessed Date:
2 May 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the sixth to eighth periodic reports of Georgia
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
22 June 2016
URL:
http://undocs.org/CERD/C/GEO/CO/6-8
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
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
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456588
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons on his mission to Georgia
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
4 April 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/A/HRC/35/27/Add.2
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
Title:
Human Rights Situation of Internally Displaced Persons in Georgia
Source:
Public Defender of Georgia
Date of Document:
21 June 2016
URL:
http://www.ombudsman.ge/en/reports/specialuri-angarishebi/human-rights-situation-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-georgia.page
Accessed Date:
29 May 2017
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