Mr Pillay said authorities in the country must comply with international laws that banned torture.
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UN urges action over prison abuse
GENEVA: United Nations human rights chief, Navi Pillay, yesterday called on Georgia to prosecute prison officers caught on videos torturing and raping inmates, a scandal that has broken out a week before a national election.
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