On 27 June 2023, a Conference on the role of the Special Investigation Service of Georgia (SIS) in the effective investigation of ill-treatment and protection of victims' rights was conducted in Tbilisi by the Council of Europe and the SIS.
Its purpose was to discuss achievements and remaining challenges regarding the SIS’ institutional development, functional independence and role in the protection of victims’ rights. Also, the Conference focused on the new function of the SIS on (re)investigating cases where violation of the rights enshrined in the ECHR were established by the European Court of Human Rights.
The Director of the Human Rights Directorate of the Council of Europe, the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, the Chairman of the Georgian Parliament and the Head of the Special Investigation Service addressed the participants of the Conference.
During the event, some 120 participants representing a wide range of Georgian national authorities, international organisations and civil society engaged in fruitful discussions on the abovementioned topics. The Conference's conclusions help the SIS to identify remaining challenges and the relevant measures to address them.
This activity was organised within the framework of the Council of Europe Project “Human Rights Compliant Policing in Georgia” (HRCPG) which is designed to address the issues related to effective policing in line with human rights standards, the rights of detained persons and their treatment by police, the treatment of juvenile victims and offenders as well as effective investigation into alleged ill-treatment by police and effective remedies against police misconduct.

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