Proposals To the Parliament of Georgia: ● In 2019, take all the measures to ensure amending the Imprisonment Code to the effect of determining the obligation of providing a minimum living space of 4 m2 for remand prisoners; ● In 2019, take all the measures to ensure amending the Imprisonment Code to the effect of determining the right of remand prisoners to long visits taking into account the interests of investigation; ● In 2019, take all the measures to ensure amending the Imprisonment Code to the effect of allowing convicted persons placed in special-risk prison facilities to have video visits; ● In 2019, ensure amending the Imprisonment Code to the effect of determining the imposition of a disciplinary penalty as a last resort and determining at the legislation and practical levels the use of conflict prevention, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; amend the Imprisonment Code to the effect of abolishing the restriction of the right to telephone conversations and maintaining personal correspondence, and prohibition of shortterm visit as a type of a disciplinary penalty; and In 2019, take all the measures to ensure amending the Imprisonment Code to the effect of determining the categories of disciplinary offences (minor offence, grave offence and especially grave offence) and determining appropriate penalties; introduce oral hearing in disciplinary proceedings. Recommendations To the Government of Georgia: ● Develop a plan aimed at the practical implementation of the guidelines established by the Istanbul Protocol when forensic examinations are conducted. To the Ministry of Justice of Georgia: Procedural and Institutional Safeguards Against Ill-Treatment ● In 2019, amend Order no. 131 of the Minister of Corrections of Georgia of 26 October 2016 to the end of determining the obligation of healthcare professionals employed in penitentiary establishments to notify investigative authorities about incidents of ill-treatment; ● In 2019, take all the measures to ensure the effective identification of incidents of torture and other ill-treatment; in 2019, take all the measures to develop guidelines incorporating the criteria based on which a medical professional selects suspicious injuries when documenting injuries; and 45