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'Invisible women'

11.09.19

LUDA SALIA: “I WILL BUY AN ABANDONED HOUSE NEAR THE OCCUPATION LINE AND ASSEMBLE A NEW SHELTER”

26 years have passed since Luda Salia left her home along with Abkhazia after Sokhumi fell. Now she protests Russian occupation from the village of Khurvaleti in Gori Municipality. Here, next to the barbed wire fences she has managed to open a shelter for the elderly. * * * I am originally from Abkhazia. I was born and raised in Sokhumi. I wo…

Human Rights Fair

27.08.19

HUMAN RIGHTS FAIR TBILISI 2019

More than 150 activists, representatives of human rights defending organizations or international and diplomatic corps based in Tbilisi and other regions of Georgia joined the Human Rights Fair Tbilisi on July 16, 2019. This is already the second year Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) hosts the Fair. The event aims to create a unified …

23.08.19

SAMIRA BAIRAMOVA: “RUMORS AND DEFAMATORY CAMPAIGNS CAN’T SCARE ME”

Civil activist Samira Bairamova is one of those rare women who went against long-standing customs at the expense of her own life and now defends the rights of other girls. Samira is a lawyer and sociologist. Now she is employed at the organization “Mercy Corps” on the position of Results Measurement Officer. Samira is the founder of the non-gove…

16.08.19

MARIAM BUCHUKURI: “LIVING NEAR THE OCCUPATION LINE IS NOT EASY”

Mariam Buchukuri is the head of the organization Shida Kartli Community Foundation for Peace and Development. Mariam has been a community worker since 2010. She implements numerous projects for women’s empowerment. * * * I am originally from the village of Tirdznisi, Gori Municipality. Tirdznisi is just a few kilometers away from Ergneti. Liv…

'Invisible women'

15.08.19

OLGA ENDELADZE: “I’VE BEEN OFFERED TO GET A CAREER IN POLITICS BUT I CAN DO A LOT MORE GOOD THINGS FROM HERE”

Olga Endeladze is a civil activist fighting for real systemic changes. Due to her contribution, Marneuli Democratic Women’s Society has launched a major campaign to bring back the pre-school education right to children. Olga managed to turn the kindergarten problem into a priority for the local government. Now she is working on improving municipal …

05.08.19

KAMILA MAMEDOVA: “WE ACHIEVE THE CHANGES – SLOWLY, BUT STILL ACHIEVE THEM”

Community Radio Marneuli has been broadcasting since 2015. The radio covers Marneuli Municipality, Azerbaijani villages of Bolnisi Municipality and the part of Tetritskaro. The radio gave a chance to every representative of the community to freely express personal opinions and managed to modify the existing environment due to the freedom of speech.…

22.07.19

MARIAM TEDLIASHVILI: I KNEW I WOULD BECOME A WOMEN’S RIGHTS ADVOCATE SINCE I WAS A CHILD

One in seven women in Georgia experience domestic violence, the National Study on Violence against Women finds. The study was prepared jointly by UN Women and the National Statistics Office of Georgia. The study findings indicate that the women and men in Georgia still show a high degree of acceptance towards the violence against women…

05.06.19

NINO GOGOTISHVILI ABOUT ELLI FOUNDATION AND CHILD TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

Around 1,24 million people die in road accidents every year worldwide. The figure is quite alarming in Georgia as it’s almost twice as high as the average mortality rate in all EU countries. That is why different states are developing systematic strategies and improving legislation to significantly reduce the number of road traffic death…

03.06.19

NARGIZA EMANOVA ON THE PROBLEM OF EARLY MARRIAGE IN AZERBAIJANI COMMUNITY

The report by the Public Defender of Georgia on Human Rights and Freedoms Situation in Georgia of 2018 highlights that early marriage still remains as one of the challenges in Georgia. The abduction of underage girls to marry is still a problem, especially in the regions inhabited by ethnic minorities. Although the law of Georgia prohibit…