| Date: | Thursday 11th December 2025 |
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| Time: | 15:30 CET |
| Venue: | Brussels Press Club |
| Speakers: | Eka Beselia, Ben Keith, Constantinos Efstathiou, Chryssa Mela, Jean-Christophe De Block |
International Human Rights Advisors, together with Jean-Christophe De Block, invite you to a crucial discussion on Georgia’s current rule of law crisis.
Recent developments, including the arrest of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli and extradition refusals in Belgium and France, highlight serious human rights concerns. As the ruling Georgian Dream party moves closer to Moscow, civil society and democratic institutions are increasingly under pressure.
This event will examine the implications for democracy in Georgia and explore how the European community can respond.
It will start at 15:30 CET at the Brussels Press Club.
To attend, please email paralegal@ihr-advisors.com
Speakers include:
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Eka Beselia, Doctor of Law, Head of the House of Justice, Former Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs
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Ben Keith, Founder, International Human Rights Advisors & Barrister, 5 St Andrew's Hill
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Constantinos Efstathiou, Cypriot MP, Partner at Efstathios C. Efstathiou Law LLC, PACE member
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Chryssa Mela, Senior Legal & Policy Officer, Fair Trials
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Jean-Christophe De Block, Criminal Lawyer, Brussels Bar
Ben Keith is a leading barrister specialising in cross-border and international cases. He deals with all aspects of extradition, immigration, human rights, mutual legal assistance, Interpol, financial crime and international law, including sanctions. He represents governments, political and military leaders, high net worth individuals, human rights defenders and business leaders in the most sensitive cases. He is a leading authority on the removal of Interpol Red Notices for worldwide clients. He edits the Red Notice Monitor blog.
Ben has extensive experience of appellate proceedings before the Administrative and Divisional Courts, Civil and Criminal Divisions of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court as well as applications and appeals to the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations.
Ben has significant expertise in post-soviet states, as well the Middle East and the Far East.
He is ranked in Chambers and Partners as a star leader in the field of extradition at the London Bar and in The Legal 500 as a Tier 1 leading individual in extradition. Ben is also ranked in Chambers and Partners in the field of immigration and in its Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals rankings. He is recognised in The Spears’ 500 2024 Guide as a ‘Recommended Immigration Law Barrister’.
