On 29 September, a court remanded in prison Lazare Grigoriadis (see above, Freedom of assembly) on charges dating to 2021, shortly before the legal limit for his pretrial detention in relation to the March protests was due to expire. Following his arrest on 29 March, senior government figures repeatedly referred to him as a criminal and made derogatory comments regarding his appearance and perceived sexual orientation. LGBTI PEOPLE’S RIGHTS Anti-LGBTI propaganda by government officials and their supporters intensified, and police failed to adequately protect LGBTI rallies from violent protesters. On 8 July, approximately 2,000 anti-LGBTI protesters stormed a private Pride event in Tbilisi, destroying and looting property, vandalizing the stage and setting fire to rainbow flags and placards. The police present at the scene failed to take action to prevent these violent disruptions. WOMEN’S RIGHTS Violence against women remained common, including femicide and other forms of gender-based violence. On 15 June, in the case of Gaidukevich v. Georgia, the European Court of Human Rights found that the government had violated the right to life and the prohibition of discrimination by failing to protect a victim of domestic violence, including by not conducting an effective investigation into her presumed suicide. Violence against women in politics remained widespread, with a new UN study finding that the government failed to address the problem despite its prevalence and severity. Women in politics continued to face sexist, misogynistic expressions and gender-based discrimination against political opponents, especially by senior members of the ruling party. RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT The government published its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy committing Georgia to “climate neutrality” by 2050. 178 ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA/ TSKHINVALI REGION Freedom of movement continued to be restricted between government-controlled territory and the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Reports of killings, arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of civilians by the de facto authorities of the breakaway regions persisted. On 6 November, one man was shot dead and another detained by Russian troops while visiting a church along the South Ossetia administrative boundary line. TORTURE AND OTHER ILL-TREATMENT The health of Irakli Bebua, an ethnic Georgian resident of Gali serving nine years’ imprisonment for burning the Abkhaz flag, reportedly deteriorated to a critical level due to chronic diseases and lack of adequate healthcare in detention. At least seven people continued to be held in arbitrary detention in substandard conditions by the de facto authorities of the breakaway regions. GERMANY Federal Republic of Germany Accountability for discriminatory abuses by police was hampered by the lack of effective independent complaints mechanisms. Several protests in solidarity with the rights of Palestinians were banned pre-emptively. Cases of administrative detention against climate activists gave rise to multiple human rights concerns. Politically motivated raids and physical attacks at refugee reception centres increased significantly. A court found the government in breach of the Climate Protection Act. DISCRIMINATION In May, the Federal Ministry of the Interior reported that hate crimes in the previous year had reached the highest number recorded. Every day, around seven antisemitic hate crimes were committed. Increases included hate crimes against Roma people (33%), and The State of the World’s Human Rights