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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…

19.05.21

“WE WILL BE BY YOUR SIDE FROM THE MOMENT YOU DECIDE TO SPEAK UP” – ANNA ARGANASHVILI ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISM AND CHALLENGES

There are many human rights defenders, victims, and their personal stories behind the recent high-profile cases concerning violence. Years of experience of working in the human rights field, the high number of successful cases, and professionalism against aggression – “Partnership for Human Rights” (PHR) has been improving the legal status o…

29.03.21

“QEDELI” – A PLACE OF YELLOW AND LIGHT BLUE COLOURS

”Living in Qedeli community is associated with yellow and light blue colours for me.” – says Giorgi, a resident of ‘Qedeli’. Together with his fellow residents, Giorgi makes fabric out of colorful threads using a knitting machine. These fabrics are then used to make the handicrafts sold online. Every laptop bag knitted doll and piece of jewellery h…

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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…