A/HRC/42/34 90. OHCHR welcomes the achievements made by Georgia during the reporting period, including the establishment of the State Inspector, progress in combating illtreatment and domestic violence, and the continued cooperation with United Nations special procedure mandate holders. 91. OHCHR makes the following recommendations to the Government of Georgia: (a) Continue the reform of the judiciary, in particular with a view to enhancing its independence; (b) Step up efforts to combat discrimination, including on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and disability, in particular by: (i) Combating stigma and hate speech; (ii) Pursuing human rights education and awareness-raising; (iii) Ensuring the right of everyone, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals, to peaceful assembly; (iv) Intensifying efforts to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; (v) Implementing the decision of the Constitutional Court of 3 July 2018, on the legal provisions conferring privileges on the Georgian Orthodox Church; (c) public life; Intensify efforts to increase women’s representation in political and (d) achieved; Pursue efforts to combat domestic violence, building on the progress (e) Preserve and increase the vibrant civic space, including by taking steps to prevent verbal attacks on non-governmental organizations; (f) Promptly operationalize the Office of the State Inspector, notably by allocating sufficient resources for the effective implementation of its mandate; (g) Implement the recommendations of the Public Defender and international mechanisms with regard to the cases of Giorgi Mamaladze and Afgan Mukhtarli; (h) Implement the recommendations of the United Nations special procedure mandate holders who have visited Georgia, including during the reporting period; (i) Submit overdue reports to the United Nations treaty bodies. 92. Available information indicates the persistence of serious human rights challenges in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, highlighting the need for credible and verified information. The absence of a political solution, compounded by ensuing political divergences that inform decisions and practices, continues to adversely affect the rights of the local population. 93. The High Commissioner therefore regrets the lack of progress regarding access for OHCHR and United Nations human rights mechanisms to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, while noting that the authorities in control in Abkhazia have continued to provide access to some United Nations development and humanitarian actors. Access to these regions would enable OHCHR and other actors to independently and objectively assess the human rights situation and gaps, develop tailored assistance and contribute to confidence-building with a view to enhancing the human rights protection of the affected population. The High Commissioner therefore reiterates the call for unfettered access for her Office and United Nations human rights mechanisms to Abkhazia and South Ossetia. 94. Bearing in mind the conclusion of Mr. Hammarberg and Ms. Grono in their report on human rights in Abkhazia, that several human rights problems can be addressed before a comprehensive political agreement is achieved (p. 76), OHCHR 16