Georgia
UN Cartographic Section
Country Overview
Targeted Groups | Perpetrators | Alert Status | Genocide Stage(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Ethnic Georgians | Russian military, South Ossetian and Abkhazian forces, the Georgian government | Watch | Stage 3: Discrimination, Stage 5: Organization, Stage 8: Persecution, Stage 10: Denial. |
Details
Since Georgian independence from the USSR, Russia has supported the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in their autonomy from Georgia. Ethnic Georgians have faced forced expulsion and genocide in the region of Abkhazia and were the victims of war crimes during the 2008 Russo-Georgia War. Today, the Georgian government has effectively established a single-party state and consistently meets political protests with violence and repression.
Resources
Russia vs. Georgia: The War That Shook The Caucasus
Before Bucha in Ukraine, there was Abkhazia in Georgia
How a Five-Day War With Georgia Allowed Russia to Reassert Its Military Might