Georgian First Deputy Justice Minister highlights human rights issues at Geneva talks, including IDP returns and rights violations

Beka Dzamashvili, the First Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia, participated in the next round of Geneva International Discussions, addressing human rights violations and humanitarian issues within the framework of the second working group.

Dzamashvili noted that the discussions covered key issues including the right of internally displaced persons to return, freedom of movement, the right to education, property rights, the right to life, and cases of ill-treatment.

He emphasised the continuing and systematic nature of the reported violations.

“We discussed issues such as the right of return of IDPs, freedom of movement, the right to education, the right to property, the right to life, and ill-treatment. Special attention was paid to the ongoing nature of rights violations”, Dzamashvili said.

The Georgian side also referred to a recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights concerning the torture and killing of Georgian servicemen Giorgi Antsukhelidze, Ushangi Khubuluri, and Zaza Sopromadze.

“The Geneva format is very important, especially in the context where the Russian Federation is no longer a member of the Council of Europe. It gives us an opportunity, through negotiations, to call on it to stop ongoing violations and to implement the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights”, Dzamashvili concluded.