2008 Human Rights Report: Georgia

Original: 2008 Human Rights Report: Georgia

2008 Human Rights Report: Georgia: "President Mikheil Saakashvili was reelected on January 5 in an election that international observers found consistent with most Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) democratic election commitments; however, they also highlighted significant problems, including widespread allegations of intimidation and pressure, flawed vote counting and tabulation processes, and shortcomings in the complaints and appeals process. These and other problems continued into the parliamentary elections on May 21, which international observers concluded were uneven and incomplete in their adherence to international standards."

c. Torture and Other rvice, and give the church a unique consultative role in government, particularly in the area of education.
Government Corruption and Transparency
The World Bank's worldwide governance indicators reflected that corruption was a serious problem.
There was a general consensus among public officials and civil society organizations that levels of petty corruption fell after the 2003 Rose Revolution. In spite of this, high-level corruption remained a persistent concern, and observers considered the official anticorruption campaign too heavily focused on prosecution as opposed to prevention and too ad hoc rather than systemic and participatory in nature.