Dunja Mijatovic: Authorities have the human rights obligations to uphold free expression and assembly - to punish the perpetrators of attacks

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic responds on Twitter to the developments in Tbilisi today.

"The violence v activists & journalists in #TbilisiPride21 is a woeful illustration of repeated threats LGBTI people face in Georgia. Authorities have the human rights obligations to uphold free expression & assembly, ensure demonstrators & journalists’ safety & punish the perpetrators of attacks", - writes Mijatovic.