The country has made “huge strides” in the past 10 years to raise the standard of human rights protection, Deputy Prime Minister Thea Tsulukiani told journalists on Saturday on Human Rights Day.
Tsuluskiani said that human rights and dignity in the penal system have been protected and highlighted the reforms implemented in the judicial system, which have resulted in more independent, qualified, professional and impartial courts compared to the system 10 years ago.
The Deputy Prime Minister also stressed that the development process went in many directions, including voting rights, property rights, privacy, etc., and congratulated Georgians on this “achievement and progress”.
The Georgian official pointed out that human rights protection standards have never been sufficient and the Georgian government has “more work to do” to improve in areas such as protecting the rights of people with disabilities and women. The Istanbul Convention [the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence] was ratified by the Georgian parliament but added that “many challenges remain”.
