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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. …

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…