UK gov’t report: Russian interference further deteriorated human rights in occupied territories of Georgia

The report also states that the UK continued to defend democracy in Georgia through support to electoral processes, which implies the funding of three long-term observers to parliamentary elections in November. Photo: bm.ge. 

Agenda.ge, 09 Jul 2021 - 18:52, Tbilisi,Georgia

Russian interference further deteriorated the human rights situation in occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia), ‘with reports from local media of torture and ethnic discrimination,’ the report on Human Rights and Democracy 2020 of the United Kingdom (UK) says. 

Enhanced restrictions on freedom of movement through the closure of crossing points prevented residents from accessing healthcare during the pandemic. The UK supported resolutions on internally displaced persons at the UN General Assembly and at the UN Human Rights Council, requesting access for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,” the report states. 

The Ambassador of Georgia to the UK Sophie Katsarava tweeted:

The Human Rights and Democracy Report 2020 says that in March, Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia re-introduced the death penalty as an “exceptional measure of punishment” for drug trafficking.

Nonetheless, the 2007 moratorium remains in force and any death sentence is expected to be commuted to life imprisonment,” reported in the document.

The UK Government raised human rights violations in non-government controlled regions of Georgia Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) and supported resolutions on the human rights situations.

The report also states that the UK continued to defend democracy in Georgia through support to electoral processes, which implies the funding of three long-term observers to parliamentary elections in November.