US EditionUPDATE 1-UK and 23 Other OSCE Members Launch Probe Into Georgia over Rights Concerns
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The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said on Thursday it would launch an investigation into the human rights situation in Georgia, amid growing concerns about the decline of democracy in the Caucasus country.
Another of the most democratic and pro- Occidental states of the Soviet Union, the country has abolished an anti-corruption body established by the EU's recommendation, in the midst of a repression against opposition politicians.
UPDATE 1-UK and 23 other OSCE members launch probe into Georgia over rights concerns
It lists restrictions on freedom of expression, legislative reforms constricting civil society and legal actions against opposition groups among areas of concern. The South Caucasus country secured EU candidate status in December 2023, but Brussels has accused Georgia of "serious democratic backsliding" and said in November it was now considered a candidate nation "in name only".
The Straits Times
InternazionaleUK and 23 other OSCE members launch probe into Georgia rights concerns
LONDON, Jan 29 - Britain, Canada, Germany and 21 other OSCE members on Thursday said they would launch an expert mission to examine the deteriorating human rights situation in Georgia. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The British Government expressed concern about the attitude of the Georgian authorities towards the protesters and the opposition
24 Countries Invoke OSCE Moscow Mechanism on Georgia - Civil Georgia
Twenty-four countries have invoked the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism on January 29 “to launch an expert mission on the deteriorating human rights situation in Georgia,” with a particular focus on developments since spring 2024. The Moscow Mechanism, part of the OSCE’s human dimension framework, allows participating countries to establish an expert mission to investigate serious human rights violations in any member country. It is administered by the O…
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