Deputy Ministers of Justice Beka Dzamashvili and Niko Tatulashvili met with the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Michael O’ Flaherty.

According to the Ministry’s press office, The meeting discussed ‘effective cooperation’ between the Georgian Ministry of Justice and Council of Europe institutions in areas such as implementing Strasbourg Court decisions, crime prevention and probation, sentence execution, combating trafficking, drug policy, and other domains.

“Attention was focused on the sharp decline in cases against Georgia in the European Court of Human Rights and achievements in protecting prisoners’ rights within Georgia’s penitentiary system.

The Ministry of Justice will continue intensive work within its competence, in line with the Georgia-Council of Europe 2024-2027 Action Plan,” reads the statement.