Georgia's rights ombudsman on Tuesday accused police of torturing pro-European Union protesters rallying for six consecutive days against the government's decision to shelve EU accession talks amid a post-election crisis.

Protesters gathered across Georgia on Saturday night in a third straight night of demonstrations against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union.

Protestors have been withstanding extreme torture at the hands of police officials trying to thwart people’s movement. Georgia’s human rights chief has called the use of force by police “brutality and