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Georgia: HUMAN RIGHTS TO THE REGIONS

“HUMAN RIGHTS TO THE REGIONS” will conclude the South Caucasus Conference on Human Rights on the 12th of July.

Published: July 7, 2016

When: Tuesday, 12. July 2016 09:30-14:00
To: Tuesday, 12. July 2016
Where: Tbilisi, Hotel Courtyard Marriott, Freedom Square
Host: Human Rights House Tbilisi

The agenda for the day includes:

Georgia: Success stories of the human rights mobile groups and local problems of human rights protection
Azerbaijan: Trials of human rights defenders – observer’s narrative
Armenia: Increasing civil society capacity in the documentation of ill-treatment and domestic violence

The project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands in Georgia.

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