The Human Rights House Foundation has appealed to the authorities of Georgia to restart proceedings in a case against 5 members of the Georgian NGO the Equality Institute and reverse a previous verdict that was executed on 29 June. The five were sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment for protesting in front of a court building in the capital Tbilisi during a lawsuit. The Human Rights House Foundation considers the ruling to be unlawful and not complying with the conditions of a fair trial. (06-JUL-06)
Read the letter to Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili here