Tbilisi. Open Society Georgia Foundation, Local and international human rights advocates initiated a large-scale survey after one year from the dissemination of video footages depicting torture of prisoners.  The survey will look into motives of torture and inhumane treatment in Georgian prisons and its role in the justice system of Georgia. 1200 respondents will take part in the survey, of which 600 are former prisoners.Survey results to be unveiled in the first half of 2014. The research group is made of local and international NGOs working on human rights issues.

Source:osgf.ge