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HRHF meets human rights organisations in Georgia

Staff members of HRHF go to Georgia for meetings on the process to establish a Human Rights House in Tblisi. There will also be discussions on how best to follow up on Georgia’s Universal Periodic Review nationally, ahead of the adoption of the report from the country’s UPR, to take place at the UN Human Rights Council’s session in Geneva in June.

Published: April 15, 2011

When: Friday, 15. April 2011
To: Tuesday, 19. April 2011
Where: Tblisi
Host: Local partner organisations of HRHN

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