Statement of the Human Rights House Tbilisi and its Member Organizations about the Freezing of the Accounts of the Human Rights House Tbilisi and the Investigation Launched by the General Prosecutor’s Office of “Georgian Dream”
We respond to the investigation initiated by the General Prosecutor’s Office of "Georgian Dream," within the framework of which the bank accounts of several organizations and funds, including those of the Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT), have been frozen.
Yesterday, we received the City Court’s ruling on this matter. In our assessment, both the investigation conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office and the ruling on the freezing of accounts are unfounded and illegal. This represents yet another targeted attack by the illegitimate regime of Georgian Dream against human rights organizations and defenders, clearly aimed at further restricting hu…
International Human Rights Defenders’ Day
December 9 marks the International Human Rights Defenders Day, which we had planned to celebrate for the seventh time in Georgia.
However, this year we have chosen to join the ongoing protest and cancel the event. In doing so, we express our solidarity with those who are protesting against the change in Georgia's foreign policy imposed by the illegitimate ruling power, the violation of the Constitution, and the rejection of building a state grounded in human rights.
Human rights work is a peaceful, persistent, and vocal struggle to create a society where every individual—regardless of gender, religion, sexual orientation, or political be…
We stand in solidarity and join the protest together with the peaceful manifestants in Georgia!
We call our friends and international partners and actors to support legitimate & peaceful protestors in Georgia!
Please share messages & statements of solidarity and use all international mechanisms to ensure freedom of expression & assembly of the peaceful manifestants.
What you can do:
Share this post or information about ongoing protest in Georgia and stand in solidarity with peaceful manifestants;
Engage in protection of peaceful manifestants by planning long-term monitoring and observation missions, e.g. trial observations of detainees or ongoing protest;
Collect evidences of human rights violations, prepare &…
