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17.03.21

VOLUNTEERING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: “HELPING HAND” PLATFORM

I am a volunteer, follow me!” “Volunteering has effectively changed everything in my life. If I hadn’t taken this decision, I wouldn’t have been where I am now.” – says Keti. She is one of the volunteers of the „Helping Hand” platform, who cannot imagine, what brings better emotions than helping other people. Years ago, Keti was a volunteer …

26.02.21

GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES MUST REVERSE RECENT ACTIONS CURTAILING FREE ASSEMBLY AND EXPRESSION

Human Rights House Foundation and Human Rights House Tbilisi condemn recent actions by the Georgian authorities to limit freedoms of expression and assembly, linked with the political crisis which has engulfed the country during past months. We call on the Georgian authorities to reverse these recent actions and take immediate steps to protect huma…

19.02.21

JOINT STATEMENT OF GEORGIAN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING THE RENEWED ARRESTS IN BELARUS

Belarusian authorities must immediately cease coordinated attacks on human rights defenders, journalists and NGOs. On February 16, 2021, the Belarusian authorities renewed a coordinated attack against journalists, human rights defenders and non-governmental organizations in various cities of Belarus. Law enforcement officers sea…

14.12.20

JOINT STATEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSE TBILISI AND HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSE FOUNDATION

Joint Statement of Human Rights House Tbilisi and Human Rights House Foundation: Statements and actions in response to the publicly acknowledged error in the parallel vote tabulation report (PVT) by the “International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED)” must not go beyond those which are acceptable in healthy debate and criticism. …

11.12.20

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS DAY AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE THEMATIC REPORT

On December 9, 2020, we celebrated International Human Rights Defenders Day in Georgia already for the third time, this time remotely. December 9 is International Human Rights Defenders Day. This day recognizes the particularly important role of human rights defenders in the development of society, in democracy, and the strengthening of pe…

09.11.20

STATEMENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHT HOUSE TBILISI ABOUT THE DISPERSAL OF THE NOVEMBER 8 RALLY

Human Rights House Tbilisi: There was no reason for starting the dispersal of the November 8 rally with water cannons. Human Rights House Tbilisi, on behalf of its member organizations, expresses concern over the use of disproportionate and unjustified force against the activists peacefully gathered in front of the Central Election Commissi…

30.10.20

NEW PROJECT – COVID-19: CIVIL SOCIETY RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Since July 2020 Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) has started the new project “COVID-19: Civil Society Resilience and Sustainability” in partnership with French-based organization IREX Europe, funded by the European Union.The overall objective of the project is to foster the resilience and sustainability of civil society in six eastern partnership …

07.08.20

TBILISI HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSE IS LAUNCHING A NEW PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND ACTIVISTS

We are pleased to announce that Tbilisi Human Rights House has launched a new project on August 1 – “Strengthening and Supporting Human Rights Defenders and Activists in the Regions of Georgia (Adjara and Kvemo Kartli)” The main goal of the project is to ensure better protection of the rights of minorities in these regions. Activities planne…

28.07.20

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2019 ACTIVITIES

Looking back at 2019 – A year full of challenges for the human rights defenders and activists throughout the world. Whereas the human rights defenders make a stand to defend the rights of other people, democratic values, or peace, very often they become the victims of persecution and harassment from the state. This is the continued tendency in many…

20.05.20

HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSE TBILISI CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS WITHIN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER’S PROTECTION PROGRAM

We are happy to announce that Human Rights House Tbilisi is implementing a new project for human rights defender’s Protection Program with the financial support of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tbilisi. The project aims to strengthen and support Georgian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Ukrainian, and Turkish human rights defenders and activists…