HRW Urges Bush To Raise Georgia Concerns
July 01, 2006
Bush (left) with Saakashvili on a visit to Georgia in May 2005 (RFE/RL)
Holly Cartner from the U.S.-based group said the Bush administration pointed to Georgia as a hopeful model for change.
But she said there were warning signs of backsliding on human rights in the country, which the group outlined in a letter to Bush.
It said some practices -- such as the more frequent use of force by police -- ran counter to Georgia's international human rights commitments.
Saakashvili is due to meet Bush on July 5.