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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…

01.08.22

HRHT REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED THE 135TH SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE IN GENEVA

Coordinator of “Human Rights House Tbilisi” Natia Tavberidze and program officer, Elene Janelidze attended the 135th session of the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva. HRHT representatives presented to the committee a joint report prepared together with the Human Rights House Foundation and provided information on Georgia about human rights def…

27.06.22

HRHT RESPONDS TO THE STATEMENT OF “TBILISI PRIDE” AND FULLY JOINS TO THE ORGANIZATION’S DEMANDS TO THE GOVERNMENT

HRHT responds to the statement of “Tbilisi Pride” yesterday and fully joins to the organization’s demands to the government. This year, “Tbilisi Pride” refuses to hold a “March of Dignity” within the Pride Week in order to avoid tensions and polarization in the process of European integration. The Georgian queer community and their supporters ar…

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. …