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Prominent lawyers call for the release of Intigam Aliyev
95 lawyers from 24 countries call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev. He has been in jail in Azerbaijan since 8 August 2014.
Protest at Aliyev Square
On June 12, law enforcement officers did not allow Georgian and Azerbaijan human rights defenders to organize peaceful protest demonstration in Heydar Aliyev Square in Tbilisi. Organizers wished to remind the world that human rights are blatantly breached in Azerbaijan, where first Olympic Games were opened with grand ceremonies on that day, June 12.
Stateme of HRHT about hindering peaceful demonstration in Tbilisi by police officers
On June 12, 2015 Georgian police illegally created obstacles for the Human Rights House Tbilisi and its member organizations to hold peaceful demonstration in Heydar Aliyev Square in Tbilisi.
About 55 thousand IDP families wait for flats
According to the data by February 2015, there are about 85 thousand IDP families registered in Georgia. Among them, about 30 000 families with active IDP status have either received a flat or financial compensation but the rest 55 000 families still wait for the flat.
European Games in parallel to political persecution
Azerbaijan is hosting first European Games. On June 12th, grand welcoming ceremony was held in the specially built arena in Baku. Nevertheless behind the glaring glassy buildings for European games there are serious human rights issues in the country – according to international organizations Azerbaijan has tens of political prisoners. Human Rights Defenders consider that President Ilham Aliyev used the Olympic Games to divert attention of world leaders from human rights problems in Azerbaijan.
Controversy between Orthodox people and Jehovah Witnesses in Terjola
In March 2014, Jehovah Witnesses received permission from Terjola district administration to construct a royal hall. Several weeks after the construction started, clergymen of local Orthodox Church, their parish, school children and teachers organized protest demonstration – they oppose construction of the chapel of Jehovah Witnesses in the town center.
Let them pay attention to us, we are also citizens of this country
In Tsalka district, eco-migrants settled in the houses which were abandoned by local Greeks 10-12 years ago. The state has failed to register the houses on eco-migrants and to create minimum living conditions for them.
Evicted from Melikishvili str. # 47 live in the street
On April 28 this year, 13 families were evicted from the building in Melikishvili str. # 47. The fate of the homeless people is still unclear. Among evicted people are little children, old and bed-bounded sick people.
Roma Population in Georgia
According to official information about 1500 Roma are registered in Georgia. Their big part lives in Tbilisi and Gachiani. In accordance to the survey conducted by the project researcher at the European Center for Minority Issues [ECMI] Giorgi Sordia, compact settlements of Roma people are in Leninovka village of Dedoplitskaro district, in Gachiani village of Gardabani municipality, in Telavi, Kutaisi, Kobuleti and in Isani-Samgori district and Lilo settlement in Tbilisi. The oldest and most traditional settlement of Roma people is in Leninovka where 18 Roma families/133 people live. Residents of this settlement have one common problem: majority of them have no access to education and healthcare services.