Situation during visit
(See: E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.3)
(g) Victims receive
No mechanism in place
substantial compensation and
adequate medical treatment
and rehabilitation.
Information received in the reporting
period
employees were prosecuted for this case
and the case had been submitted to the
Court for hearing on merits.
CPC article 30(1) provides that a person Government: Supporting inmates‘
harmed by any crime can attach a civil
resocialization process is among the top
action for compensation to a criminal case priorities of the MCLA. For this purpose,
with CPC article 33(4) containing a
various rehabilitation programs are being
safeguard ensuring the protection of the
actively implemented within the
best interests of the victims;
penitentiary and probation system,
CPC article 33(4), which provides that the including:
failure to identify the perpetrator is not a
a. Preparation for release program
hindrance for a victim to bring an action
b. Psychiatric health program
before the civil courts on the basis of state
c. Employment opportunities for
liability, came into force on 1 January
prisoners
2007;
d. Contact with outside world
CPC articles 219-229 deal with
e. Education
compensation for damages sustained as a
f. Community Service
result of illegal actions by lawenforcement organs.
Victims of ill-treatment/excessive use of
Campaigns aimed to raise awareness are force have enforceable right to
foreseen by para. 5(3) of the Anti-Torture compensation for non-pecuniary damages.
Action Plan; the latter also contains
Article 92 of the CPC foresees opportunity
detailed provisions on adequate medical
to initiate civil/administrative procedure to
treatment and rehabilitation.
request a compensation for damages
suffered during the criminal proceedings
Non-governmental sources: The major or as a result of an unlawful court
goal of the criminal justice reform is to
decision. In 2009, compensation was
create conditions for the rehabilitation and granted to one victim of ill-treatment from
re-integration of convicts, an aim set by
law-enforcement authorities.
article 39 of the Criminal Code of
Georgia. At the moment, no measures are Non-governmental sources: Under the
in place to ensure such re-integration.
new CPC, Art 92 deals with the
compensation for damages.
Government: In 2009, compensation was
granted to a torture victim in one case. In
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Recommendations
(E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.3)
Steps taken in previous years
(See: A/HRC/4/33/Add.2,
A/HRC/7/3/Add.2 and
A/HRC/16/52/Add.2)
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