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Seventeen OSCE countries issue joint statement on human rights situation in Georgia

19 December 2024 18:26 (UTC +04:00)

Seventeen OSCE countries have issued a joint statement on the human rights situation in Georgia, APA’s Tbilisi correspondent reports.

The joint statement, signed by the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, and Sweden, condemns the "brutal and unjustified violence" by Georgia's ruling party against Georgian citizens.

"Our countries have been committed to partnership with Georgia and the Georgian people for more than three decades. Between us we have worked with successive Georgian governments to support Georgia’s democratic institutions, develop Georgia’s economy and improve education for Georgian children. While our ongoing commitment to Georgian sovereignty and territorial integrity remains unbroken, we strongly condemn Georgian Dream’s brutal and unjustified violence against Georgian citizens exercising their rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression," the statement noted.