The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly once again confirms its support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, — this is stated in the “Hague Declaration” adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly “expresses serious concern about the developments in Georgia after the 2024 parliamentary elections, including democratic regression, violence against demonstrators, representatives of the opposition, and journalists, restrictions imposed on independent media, as well as attempts to ban leading opposition parties, which is reflected in the report of the ‘Moscow Mechanism,’ published in March 2026.”

The Assembly “once again confirms its support for the Georgian people, democratic governance, political pluralism, and the protection of fundamental freedoms in Georgia, and emphasizes the need to protect democratic institutions, the rule of law, and to ensure that political processes are inclusive, transparent, and in line with the commitments undertaken before the OSCE.”

“The Assembly once again confirms its support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and condemns the ongoing occupation by the Russian Federation of Georgia’s regions — Abkhazia and the South Ossetia/Tskhinvali region,” the declaration states.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly “calls on the Georgian authorities to ensure the free and safe functioning of civil society, independent media, and representatives of the opposition, to refrain from violence and politically motivated persecution, and to facilitate an inclusive political process based on democratic principles and commitments undertaken before the OSCE, and also calls for the prompt and full implementation of the recommendations contained in the report prepared within the framework of the ‘Moscow Mechanism.’”

The Assembly “highlights the 2026 OSCE ‘Moscow Mechanism’ report, which notes democratic regression, including restrictions on fundamental freedoms and the independence of the judiciary through legislative, administrative, and criminal measures, which violate Georgia’s international human rights obligations, and also highlights the alarming trend of violence, which in some cases has reached the level of torture.”

The Assembly also “notes the visit of a high-level delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to Georgia in March 2026 as a positive step in terms of strengthening parliamentary engagement and dialogue.”

“The Assembly supports inclusive dialogue and the peaceful resolution of political tensions in Georgia; strongly condemns the adoption and implementation of legislation that restricts civil society, media freedom, and the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, as well as the excessive and indiscriminate use of force against peaceful demonstrators, journalists, and representatives of civil society; calls for the repeal of such legislation, the immediate cessation of violence, intimidation, and arbitrary arrests, the release of all persons arbitrarily detained for the peaceful exercise of their rights, and also calls for prompt and independent investigations into all allegations of excessive use of force, including during the 2024 protest actions, with the imposition of responsibility on the perpetrators and compensation for damages to the victims,” the declaration states.