On July 26, 2013 lawyers of Human Rights Center visited inmates of Rustavi prison # 17. Lawyers also met prisoners Giorgi Khurtsidze and Levan Kutaladze, who are on strike. They have sewed up mouths in protest. The prisoners said about 50 inmates of the Prison # 17 are on strike. They do not trust the Commission for Early Release of Prisoners, request postponing of their punishment, review of unfair judgments and discharge them from the punishment due to health problems. Prisoners Levan Kutaladze and Giorgi Khurtsidze have serious health problems.
They want to meet HRC lawyers again and share new information about their conditions in the custody. Human Rights Center calls upon the representatives of legislative and executive government to get interested in the conditions of prisoners and provide them with relevant assistance.
Human Rights Center monitors human rights situation of the inmates in Prison # 17 and intends to repeatedly visit them next week.
Human Rights Center