Tbilisi. The Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Parliament of Georgia with a proposal with regards to draft law of Georgia "On introduction of changes into the Code of Imprisonment”. The Public Defender of Georgia welcomes an institutional reform that is planned in the penitentiary system though he believes that some of the provisions of the presented draft law need further improvement and bringing more in line with European standards of human rights. The Public Defender stresses several important amendments reflection of which in the law is important for establishment of high standards of human rights protection.

Source: ombudsman.ge