Human Rights Watch reported a shocking level of violence during the crackdown on protests in Tbilisi

The level of violence by the Georgian authorities against peaceful protesters shockingly violated the country’s domestic laws and international norms. This was stated in its report by the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch, reports UNN.

According to the statement of the organization, the security forces harassed, forcibly detained and beat the demonstrators with “widespread and clearly punitive actions”.

Police also tortured and ill-treated detainees in police vans and police stations, the report said.

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Human Rights Watch says its representatives have interviewed dozens of people who suffered violence at the hands of the police and suffered injuries including concussions, multiple fractures to the nose, facial bones, ribs, cuts and bruises all over the body.

Authorities charged hundreds of demonstrators and convicted them in formal trials, but failed to take effective steps to respond to allegations of mistreatment of protesters by security forces, the report said.