GEORGIA Summary of Amnesty International’s concerns

1 See Concerns in Europe: July to December 1997, AI Index: EUR 01/01/98, February 1998. 2 Article 17. 3 Article 18 (4) , which reads “Physical and mental coercion of a person detained or otherwise restricted is not allowed”. It should be noted, however,... More

1 See Concerns in Europe: July to December 1997, AI Index: EUR 01/01/98, February 1998. 2 Article 17. 3 Article 18 (4) , which reads “Physical and mental coercion of a person detained or otherwise restricted is not allowed”. It should be noted, however, that while the prohibitions on torture under Article 17 are absolute, the rights under Article 18 may be suspended under a state of emergency (Article 46 of the Constitution). 4 Article 42 (7). 5 Article 195 of the Criminal Code. Such actions are punishable by from three to 10 years’ imprisonment if accompanied by the use of violence or taunts towards the person questioned. Amnesty International August 1998 AI Index: EUR 56/02/98 GEORGIA Summary of Amnesty International’s concerns Introduction Since Georgia’s early years of independence, marked by armed hostilities in various parts of the country as well as severe economic dislocation, the country has achieved a greater stability and taken various concrete steps towards building Less