The Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee reviewed the draft recommendations submitted to Georgia following the consideration of Georgia`s 2025 National Report on the human rights situation in the country under the 4th cycle of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), presented by the Government of Georgia.

According to the presenter, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Khatuna Totladze, the review of Georgia`s National Report, covering the period 2021–2025, took place in Geneva in January of this year.

She stated that during the review, the Georgian delegation presented information on reforms implemented by the Georgian authorities during the reporting period to improve the protection of human rights in the country.

"Particular emphasis was placed on the reforms and measures implemented in recent years that have substantially contributed to the country`s economic development, poverty reduction, the strengthening of the rule of law, and the consolidation of democratic institutions, which has also been reflected in relevant international rankings. Attention was traditionally drawn to the grave human rights situation in the occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali", - the Deputy Minister noted.

According to Khatuna Totladze, the report was accompanied by information on Georgia`s implementation of the recommendations it had supported during the previous UPR cycle in 2021.

She further noted that 307 recommendations were made to Georgia during the session: "At the session, the Georgian delegation stated that these recommendations would be carefully assessed with the involvement of all branches of government, and that Georgia`s position regarding the recommendations whose implementation the state would undertake over the next five years would be communicated to the United Nations within the established timeframe".

The Deputy Minister stated that Georgia supported 159 recommendations, including those concerning:

Ratification of conventions supported during the previous cycle; strengthening the human rights framework; mobilizing international efforts to ensure access for international mechanisms to the occupied territories and strengthening cooperation with the international community to facilitate the safe return of internally displaced persons and refugees from those territories;

---effective and coordinated implementation of the National Human Rights Strategy;
---preventing and combating racism, xenophobia, and hate speech; enhancing the education and training of law enforcement personnel;
---improving access to healthcare services;
---promoting inclusive and general education;
---strengthening women`s rights;
---protecting children`s rights;
---protecting the rights of persons with disabilities.

She also stated that Georgia does not support 148 recommendations, including those submitted by the Russian Federation and by states that recognize the so-called independence of Georgia`s integral regions due to their alignment with Russia.

According to Khatuna Totladze, Georgia also does not support recommendations that have already been implemented, are currently being implemented, or are of a political nature: "Following the completion of the parliamentary committee review, the document, together with the corresponding positions, will be submitted to the relevant UN body - the Human Rights Council - so that it can be approved as the state`s official position during the Council`s 62nd session in June–July".

The Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee endorsed the draft conclusion presented by the Deputy Minister.