The Head of the Special Investigation Service met with representatives of the "World Organization Against Torture"

The Head of the Special Investigation Service (SIS), Koka Katsitadze with his Deputy Natia Songhulashvili, met Masha Chichtchenkova, Regional Program Coordinator and Laure Elmaleh, Child Protection Program Coordinator of the "World Organization Against Torture" (OMCT).

OMCT is an international coalition with 200-member non-governmental organizations to combat torture and ill-treatment.

“The World Organization Against Torture” ensures the coordination and elaboration of the alternative reports for the UN Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) considerations.

The Special Investigation Service Delegation met the representatives of the international coalition and agreed on future cooperation during the visit to Brussels in September 2023.

The OMCT representatives are in Georgia to assess the situation of children's rights and prepare the review of the report submitted to the relevant UN committee.

Koka Katsitadze highlighted the implemented measures to respond the Juvenile Crimes within the mandate of the service. Also, within the framework of the meeting, the implemented initiatives and plans to raise public awareness and prevention of juvenile crimes were discussed.

The discussion covered issues related to investigating the facts of ill-treatment committed by law enforcement officers, disclosure of personal life secrets, Juvenile Justice, and the involvement of victims in the investigation process.

The head of the Special Investigation Service thanked the representatives of the regional program of the "World Organization Against Torture" (OMCT) for their interest in the service activities and expressed readiness for future cooperation.

Natia Pirashvili, the head of the International Relations and Strategic Development Department of the Special Investigation Service, attended the meeting.