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HRHT and its member organisations ask the government of Georgia to support the Resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran at the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

On February 15, 2017 Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) hosted the Delegation of Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs headed by State Secretary Marit Berger Røsland.

“There is a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation into the Situation of Georgia in relation to alleged crimes committed in the context of the August 2008 armed conflict,” Fatou Bensuda, the International Criminal Court prosecutor, stated in The Hague on October 13, 2015. The Prosecutor officially requested authorization to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the Court to open an investigation into the August war. The Justices of the Court satisfied her solicitation on January 27, 2016 and the investigation was commenced.

On December 10, the Human Rights Day has been marked internationally since December 10, 1948 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

In accordance to the survey report by the UN Population Fund, every 11th women is victim of domestic violence. According to the report of the Public Defender of Georgia, 21 women were killed in Georgia in 2013, 23 women were killed in 2014 and 28 facts of femicide and attempted femicide were observed in 2015. It is brief and alarming statistics provided by the civil society in Georgia.

HRHF denounces this smear against non-governmental organisations by the former Georgian Prime Minister and influential political figure Bidzina Ivanishvili, and calls on the Georgian authorities to reject this rhetoric by publicly expressing support for human rights organisations and human rights defenders.

Human Rights House Tbilisi presented the report of the two-year project in the Courtyard Marriot Hotel. The project “Human Rights to the Regions” was implemented with financial support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in three countries of the South Caucasus – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

On the 12 of July at the UN, high-level representatives from States, civil society and the private sector discussed the human rights situation in the world. There was also a first televised live debate with the candidates for Secretary General at the United Nations, which was open for questions from the public.

Today, Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayil turned 40. After 1, 5 years in prison, on May 25, the Baku Supreme Court released her. Nevertheless, the court released her on 3, 5 year probation with 2 year ban on professional activities. The international community claimed she was a political prisoner and criminal prosecution against her was connected with her journalistic activities.