07/11/2025
Official Statement from the Chairman of the Irish Georgian Chamber of Commerce Date: 7 November 2025
Location: Galway, Ireland
Here at the Irish Georgian Chamber of Commerce, I am compelled to express our strongest condemnation of the recent deportation of 52 Georgian citizens from Ireland, including seven children, on 3 November 2025. While we recognize the sovereign right of states to manage immigration, the treatment of these individuals—particularly the vulnerable among them—represents a grave violation of human dignity and fundamental human rights. We are deeply disturbed by credible reports of the following:
• A prison warden allegedly violating basic rights of detainee an act that is both degrading and inhumane.
• A Georgian mother of two—one aged six years, the other six months—was handcuffed in front of her children, interrogated, and deported without the presence of a female Garda, interpreter, or social worker, in clear breach of child protection and procedural fairness norms especially when there was the court hearing upcoming family was deprived the right for exercise justice which is fundamental violation of human rights and a pillar of the rule of law. These actions not only contravene Ireland’s obligations under international human rights law but also tarnish the values of compassion and justice that Ireland has long stood for.
Unfortunately, this is not the full list of violation and misconduct found during this process.
The Irish Georgian Chamber of Commerce calls on the Irish government to:
1. Immediately investigate these allegations and hold accountable those responsible for any misconduct.
2. Suspend further deportations of Georgian nationals until a full review of procedures and safeguards is completed.
3. Ensure that all future deportation operations uphold the highest standards of human rights, including the presence of interpreters, social workers, and gender-appropriate Gardaí when dealing with women and children.
We are open to work with all concerned organisation to study in details every single case and hope to resolve this at this stage without further escalation to International level.
We stand in solidarity with the Georgian community in Ireland and reaffirm our commitment to fostering respectful, humane, and lawful relations between our two nations.
Giorgi (George) Peikrishvili
Chairman of Irish Georgian
Chamber of Commerce
