Parliament of Georgia and has been reflected in its resolution. The recommendation has not been
implemented. According to the reply received from the Ministry, medical rooms were opened in 4
isolators (Marneuli, Samtredia, Kobuleti, Tsalka) in 2019,207 which is welcomed by the Public Defender.
In the second recommendation, the Special Preventive Group called on the Ministry to develop
detailed instructions for doctors employed in temporary placement isolators relating to thorough
documentation of bodily injuries of persons placed in isolators. This recommendation has been
endorsed by the Parliament of Georgia and has been reflected in its resolution. The recommendation
has been partially implemented. According to the reply received from the Ministry, in 2019, the
Temporary Detention Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs drafted detailed instructions for
conducting a medical examination, which is planned to be approved in the near future. The draft
instructions were provided to the Public Defender's Office, which is welcomed by the Public Defender.
In the third recommendation, the Special Preventive Group called on the Ministry to develop technical
instructions for doctors employed in temporary detention facilities in relation to taking photos,
detailing the procedures that ensure quality photographs. This recommendation has been endorsed by
the Parliament of Georgia and has been reflected in its resolution. The recommendation has been
partially implemented. According to the reply received from the Ministry, one of the chapters in the
detailed instructions for conducting a medical examination drafted in 2019 is dedicated to the detailed
rules for taking and saving photos of bodily injuries, which is welcomed by the Public Defender.
In the fourth recommendation, the Special Preventive Group recommended to develop a uniform,
systematized rules for keeping photos taken by doctors employed in temporary detention isolators. This
recommendation has been endorsed by the Parliament of Georgia and has been reflected in its
resolution. The recommendation has been partially implemented. According to the reply received from
the Ministry, one of the chapters in the detailed instructions for conducting a medical examination
drafted in 2019 is dedicated to the uniform, systematized storage of photos, which is welcomed by the
Public Defender.
In the fifth recommendation, the Special Preventive Group called on the Ministry to provide trainings
for doctors employed in temporary detention isolators in photographing the bodily injuries of persons
placed in isolators and the procedure for saving the photographs. The recommendation has been
partially implemented. The recommendation has been endorsed by the Parliament of Georgia and has
been reflected in its resolution. According to the reply received from the Ministry, in 2019, two
trainings were conducted within the framework of the Council of Europe project, which covered the
issues of photographing the bodily injuries of the detainees. 30 doctors were retrained within the
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As of today, 19 out of 29 temporary detention isolators operating in the country have medical rooms, where
doctors document prisoners’ bodily injuries in accordance with a special form drawn up in accordance with the
Istanbul Protocol.
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