On 4-6 February 2017 the Council of Europe Office in Georgia  and European Union Delegation organised two day training sessions for the doctors working in the temporary detention isolators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. 

During the training the participants received the comprehensive knowledge on how to document the injuries inflicted upon the alleged torture and other cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment or punishment of prisoners according to the recently approved instructions for the doctors. They also learnt about how to fill forms, what are the main challenges while filling up the forms and  interpreting the results of the medical examination, how to ascertain the degree of compliance of the injuries with the circumstances described by the inmates.  The participants were also equipped with practical skills on how to take pictures of the injuries as well as exchanged ideas on all the problematic issues they encounter during daily work.

In total, during 3 days 32 medical staff of the temporary detention isolators have been trained.

Adoption of form and instructions for documenting the injuries is of significant importance as proper and timely documentation will contribute to investigating allegations of ill-treatment and fight against impunity. Documents were developed with Council of Europe and European Union’s assistance.

This activity has been organised within the framework of the CoE/EU Eastern Partnership Programmatic Cooperation Framework Project “Human Rights and Healthcare in prisons and Other Closed Institutions in Georgia II”.  

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