Conference on the Human Rights Oriented Prison Reform
Tbilisi. The Georgian
Young Lawyers' Association and Article 42 of Constitution have organized a
conference on December 10 as part of the project – "Advocating the Human
Rights Oriented Prison Reform". Conference participants discussed topics
such as an alternative monitoring mechanism, problematic issues of the
Imprisonment Code of Georgia, mechanism of conditional release prior to serving
the sentence, placement in penitentiary institutions, proposals promoting a
fight against mistreatment, etc.The project – "Advocating the Human Rights
Oriented Prison Reform" aims to carry out the advocacy campaigns and
organize public discussions for making necessary amendments to the Imprisonment
Code. A working group will be set up within the project framework, which will
develop recommendations on amendments to the Imprisonment Code, and will
prepare public statements in relation to the key gaps in the Imprisonment Code.
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