Monday, March 9, 2026

Georgia to allow human rights inspectors to take photos in prisons

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Prison Minister Kakha Kakhishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government will from next year allow the Public Defender’s Office to take pictures inside prison.

This will allow photographic evidence to be obtained in cases where there is suspicion of abuse, or when sanitary conditions

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Constitutional Court suspends new bank supervision agency

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The National Bank will still supervise private banks, for the time being. (National Bank.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Constitutional Court has suspended the work of a newly created agency that was to take over the supervision of private banks; previously the responsibility of the National Bank.

The ruling was made during a lawsuit against the parliament

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