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09.04.22

THE STORY OF THE ENDLESS EVIL AND THE DOUBLE MEANING OF THE APRIL 9TH

Russia’s renewed invasion of Ukraine and this inhuman war have once again shown the free world that freedom often comes at the cost of blood. The struggle for independence is even more painful for countries that have experienced Russian terror and its endless evil. This day 33 years ago forever became part of the hi…

06.04.22

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: SUSPEND RUSSIA’S MEMBERSHIP ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

We, the undersigned members of the network of Human Rights Houses, call on the United Nations General Assembly to immediately suspend the membership of the Russian Federation on the UN Human Rights Council. Since Russia’s renewed invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, we have seen credible reporting of apparent war crimes by Russian forces…

28.03.22

THE PROSECUTION HAS NOT CHARGED ANYONE YET IN CONNECTION WITH THE ATTACK ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSE TBILISI’S (HRHT) OFFICE

HRHT is releasing a video of an attack by homophobic groups On July 5, 2021, at approximately 3 o’clock, Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) was attacked by violent members of a homophobic group who were opposing the planned “March of Dignity”. On the morning of July 5, members of homophobic groups that were opposing the “March of Dignity” …

15.03.22

STATEMENT ON THE SPECIFIC CASES OF THREATS AND INSULTS AGAINST ACTIVISTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

Update (17.03.2022) Another activist was threatened in Marneuli after this statement was published. On March 14, civil activist Samira Bairamova protested the opening of the office of the “Conservative Movement” party founded by pro-Russian, violent “Alt-Info” in Marneuli and painted Ukrainian and EU flags on the facade of their office. …

08.10.21

ALIQ MEDIA TACKLES COVID-19 WITH THE HELP OF ITS READERS

Aliq Media is an online news outlet based in Tbilisi which mainly publishes news in Armenian. From March to May 2021, as part of the COVID-19 program funded by the European Union to help Georgian media to cope with COVID-19 effects, Aliq media launched a blog competition that allowed its readers to share personal stories about life during the pande…

14.08.21

HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSE TBILISI CALLS ON THE GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES NOT TO BRING INTO FORCE THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH THE BELARUSIAN SECURITY SERVICE COMMITTEE IN GEORGIA

Update: On August 21, 2021, the document officially published on the web-site of Legislative Herald of Georgia. Date of issue: 01/08/2021. On August 13, a cooperation agreement between the State Security Committee of Belarus and the State Security Service of Georgia was published on the official legislative website o…

03.08.21

MEDIA CAMPAIGN GRANTS ON COVID-19 VACCINATION

COVID-19: Civil Society Resilience and Sustainability Lot 6: Media Campaign Grants 1. CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE COVID-19: Civil Society Resilience and Sustainability is a regional project run by ERIM (former IREX Europe) and Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) and funded by the European Union. The project aims to support Civil Society Organi…

29.06.21

STATEMENT OF THE NETWORK OF HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSES

Georgian authorities must guarantee freedom of expression and peaceful assembly of Tbilisi pride activists and supporters We, the undersigned members of the network of Human Rights Houses, are concerned about the alarming threats from the far-right nationalistic groups against the LGBT+ community and their supporters and defenders in Georgia…

19.05.21

“WE WILL BE BY YOUR SIDE FROM THE MOMENT YOU DECIDE TO SPEAK UP” – ANNA ARGANASHVILI ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISM AND CHALLENGES

There are many human rights defenders, victims, and their personal stories behind the recent high-profile cases concerning violence. Years of experience of working in the human rights field, the high number of successful cases, and professionalism against aggression – “Partnership for Human Rights” (PHR) has been improving the legal status o…

29.03.21

“QEDELI” – A PLACE OF YELLOW AND LIGHT BLUE COLOURS

”Living in Qedeli community is associated with yellow and light blue colours for me.” – says Giorgi, a resident of ‘Qedeli’. Together with his fellow residents, Giorgi makes fabric out of colorful threads using a knitting machine. These fabrics are then used to make the handicrafts sold online. Every laptop bag knitted doll and piece of jewellery h…