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20.03.25

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 th…

09.12.24

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 il…

29.11.24

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 …

12.11.24

The winners of the 2024 “Lekso” Award have been announced

This year's award focused on the right to peaceful protest and its media coverage. The jury awarded first place to Mariam Nikuradze, journalist and co-founder of OC Media. Manana Kveliashvili, a journalist from "Batumelebi," took second place. The event featured speeches from Pert Kubernat, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Georgia; Rebecc…

16.05.24

Russian Law must be withdrawn unconditionally

On May 14th, the majority members of the Parliament of Georgia acted against the national interests of the Georgian people and the constitution by passing the Russian Law in the third reading. This attempt to establish Putin's rules in Georgia is a betrayal of all our ancestors and compatriots who fought and are fighting for more than two hundred y…

02.05.24

Donate to help peaceful manifestants in Georgia

Donate to help peaceful manifestants in Georgia protesting against the Russian Law. Donations will be used directly for manifestants needs of medical support and psychosocial rehabilitation, payment of administrative fines, physical security. We welcome donations from individuals and private companies aligning with our principles and m…

23.04.24

Professional burnout of human rights defenders and psychosocial services provided by House Tbilisi

“I suffer from anxiety; it intensifies even more while working.”; “I can no longer provide services to the beneficiaries that I intended to provide with all my heart.”- wrote human rights defenders in the Human Rights House's survey regarding their psycho-emotional state. Professional burnout is the most common challenge among employees in…

09.04.24

Authorities in Georgia & Republika Srpska must irrevocably withdraw legislation threatening to stifle independent civil society

Human Rights House Foundation and members of the Network of Human Rights Houses urge the Parliament of Georgia and the National Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska to drop proposed “Foreign agent” legislation that can damage civil society and media irreversibly, to respect international obligations undertaken by their states under…

13.02.24

Launch of the New Project

We are delighted to launch a new project „Supporting Freedom of Artistic Expression in Georgia – Free ArtExpress. “ The overall goal of the project is to increase awareness about the importance of artistic freedom and its connection to the general country development, human rights and European Integration through international advocacy, v…

05.02.24

Human Rights House: Detaining activists is a disproportionate measure

Update (05/02/2023) : Akaki Chikobava and Giorgi Khasaia, who had been detained on criminal charges, were granted bail by the Tbilisi City Court, each set at 3,000 GEL. The signatory organizations demand the immediate release of activists Nata Peradze, Giorgi Khasaia, and Akaki Chikobava. On February 2, 2024, the court sentenced activist …