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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…

09.11.20

STATEMENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHT HOUSE TBILISI ABOUT THE DISPERSAL OF THE NOVEMBER 8 RALLY

Human Rights House Tbilisi: There was no reason for starting the dispersal of the November 8 rally with water cannons. Human Rights House Tbilisi, on behalf of its member organizations, expresses concern over the use of disproportionate and unjustified force against the activists peacefully gathered in front of the Central Election Commissi…

30.10.20

NEW PROJECT – COVID-19: CIVIL SOCIETY RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Since July 2020 Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) has started the new project “COVID-19: Civil Society Resilience and Sustainability” in partnership with French-based organization IREX Europe, funded by the European Union.The overall objective of the project is to foster the resilience and sustainability of civil society in six eastern partnership …

07.08.20

TBILISI HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSE IS LAUNCHING A NEW PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND ACTIVISTS

We are pleased to announce that Tbilisi Human Rights House has launched a new project on August 1 – “Strengthening and Supporting Human Rights Defenders and Activists in the Regions of Georgia (Adjara and Kvemo Kartli)” The main goal of the project is to ensure better protection of the rights of minorities in these regions. Activities planne…