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21.02.23

Russian Law is not the will of Georgia

We, the people of Georgia, strongly oppose the bill initiated by the members of the Parliamentary The majority, is also endorsed by the Speaker of Parliament and other MPs. We declare that the attempts to adopt this Russian bill attack not only the independent civil society organizations and the critical media, but the people of Georgia themselves.…

14.02.23

Georgian authorities should immediately stop criminal persecution against artist – Sandro Sulaberidze

Update: The Ministry of Internal Affairs terminated the investigation into the criminal case against the artist Sandro Sulaberidze. As mentioned in the statement issued by the MIA, there were no signs of crime, so the investigation was stopped. Georgian authorities should immediately stop criminal persecution against artist – Sandro S…

24.01.23

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Mini-grants for Civil Society Organizations & independent media Emergency support to Ukraine ABOUT THE PROJECT Emergency Support to Civil Society and Media in Response to the Ukraine war (ESU) is implemented under a regional project run by ERIM in partnership with Human Rights House Tbilisi and funded by the European Union. The project…

30.12.22

Summary of HRHT’s activities in 2022

The year 2022, marked by feelings of anger and a sense of injustice, has come to a close. Through it all, we held fast to the belief that together we are stronger and the power of solidarity can overcome any obstacle. We are grateful to all of our partners, supporters. As we enter the new year, we wish you freedom and peace. And as always,…

28.12.22

Statement of the HRHT regarding the illegal detention of Zurab Karchava

HRHT responds to the illegal detention of civil activist and psychologist Zurab Karchava and calls on the law enforcement authorities to immediately release him. Zurab Karchava, civil activist and psychologist, employee of NGO "Ialqani" was arrested on December 28. He wanted to set up a tent on Era Square in Batumi and in this way protest agains…

26.12.22

FAILURE TO ELECT A PUBLIC DEFENDER HARMS THE COUNTRY’S EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS

On December 22, the Parliament of Georgia voted for the candidates for Public Defender, but none of them got the sufficient number of votes. This result does not come as a surprise, as the leaders of the parliamentary majority announced one day before the voting that no agreement was reached with the opposition on any candidate. The candidates nomi…

15.12.22

Human Rights Defenders Day 2022 and “Lekso” Award Ceremony

On December 9, 2022, Human Rights House (HRHT) celebrated International Human Rights Defenders Day in Georgia for the fifth time. The participants of the event were welcomed by the HRHT Board chairperson Baia Pataraia, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Georgia H.E. Helene Sand Andresen, Political-Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Tb…

06.10.22

CALL FOR APPLICANTS

Emergency support for Ukrainian Civil Society and independent media, including individuals Emergency Support to civil society and media in response to the Ukraine war (ESU) is a regional project run by ERIM in partnership with Human Rights House Tbilisi and funded by the European Union. The project aims to strengthen the resilience and effective…

15.09.22

Attacks instead of cooperation: harassment of human rights defending organizations by high-ranking government officials is worrying

Joint Statement of NGOs The signatory organizations respond to the facts of the media attacks by high-ranking government officials against civil society organizations in the recent period. The comments of the members of the ruling party Mamuka Mdinaradze[1] and Irakli Kobakhidze[2] regarding the income of non-governmental organ…

05.09.22

Serbian authorities must support and protect EuroPride 2022

We, the undersigned members and supporters of the network of Human Rights Houses, call on the Serbian authorities to support and protect EuroPride 2022 organisers and participants and ensure their safety in the run-up to and implementation of festivities from 12 – 18 September 2022 in Belgrade. 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the first EuroPr…

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