Civil society organizations submitted a joint report to the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

17 June, 2025

Rights Georgia, together with partner organizations, submitted a joint report on the human rights situation in Georgia to the UPR Working Group as part of the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

The joint report was prepared by civil society organizations in May 2025 and is largely based on the findings of the documentation report published on 14 May 2025 by 11 organizations.

The report submitted to the UPR Working Group highlights the significant deterioration of the human rights situation in Georgia since the previous UPR cycle and the failure to implement the recommendations received.

The report discusses and assesses the following issues:

- Widespread violations of the freedoms of assembly, association, and expression, including through repressive legislation and police violence;

- The systemic and widespread use of torture and ill-treatment by police forces against peaceful demonstrators since November 2024;

- The deteriorating situation regarding the rights of human rights defenders and media freedom in the country;

- Cases of violations of the right to equality;

- The lack of an effective response to serious human rights violations.

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council that assesses the human rights situation in each UN member state once every 4.5 years.