Georgi Khaindrava (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)
August 1, 2006 -- Giorgi Khaindrava, the former state minister for conflict resolution in Georgia, has joined the Equality Institute, a human rights group that has been outspokenly critical of the Georgian government's record on human rights.
Khaindrava was dismissed on July 21 for publicly criticizing a cabinet colleague.
The Equality Institute has led criticism of Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili, whom it holds responsible for alleged police violence.
(Civil Georgia, Caucasus Press)
Human Rights In Georgia
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'CULTURE OF IMPUNITY':Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's government has had a checkered human rights record since it came to power after the 2003 Rose Revolution. The international community has welcomed the steps taken by the new Georgian leaders to refine the legal mechanisms needed to combat rights abuses. But it also blames the government for failing to ensure those mechanisms are properly implemented....(more)
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