In 2012, the Georgian Centre for Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation (GCRT) provided assistance to 564 victims of torture and their families in 4 regions of Georgia – Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Gori. Out of the total number of patients, not less than 353 were submitted to torture in penitentiary facilities in Georgia.
In this document we would like to provide individual reports from various clients to demonstrate the graveness and the extent of torture that was practiced in the Georgian penitentiary system. In the end we would also like to highlight a particularly disturbing element in this system of torture: the active participation of medical personnel in gross violation of the Hippocratic Oath.
The cases we describe here are illustrative of the Georgian penitentiary system over the last several years – in the era of democratic reforms. Unfortunately out of fear of being subjected to further and more grave torture, only few dared to speak out and as a result a small portion of facts was known to human rights organisations.
See the attached document – report on torture.
Documents:
- Report on torture by GCRT
In this document we would like to provide individual reports from various clients to demonstrate the graveness and the extent of torture that was practiced in the Georgian penitentiary system. In the end we would also like to highlight a particularly disturbing element in this system of torture: the active participation of medical personnel in gross violation of the Hippocratic Oath.
