United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/31/57/Add.3
Distr.: General
1 December 2015
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-first session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on his
mission to Georgia
Note by the Secretariat
The Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment undertook a visit to Georgia from 12 to 19 March 2015.
During his mission, the Special Rapporteur was greatly encouraged by the visible
and quantifiable effects of the implementation of reforms made following the parliamentary
elections, held in October 2012, to prevent and to punish torture.
The Special Rapporteur nonetheless calls upon the Government of Georgia to
continue, with its strong commitment, to implement his recommendations and to respond to
the challenges of consolidating reforms and developing relevant mechanisms in
guaranteeing justice in cases of torture and ill-treatment, improving conditions of detention
and preventing all forms of retrogression, including by designing and launching an
independent and effective framework for investigating, prosecuting, punishing and
remedying cases of torture and ill-treatment.
GE.15-21129(E)
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