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HRHF opens working session 3 at OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
The Human Rights House Foundation, together with partner organisations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and the Russian Federation, took part at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation meeting in Warsaw on 25-29 September 2011. It made several interventions, addressing human rights issues in the countries, co-organised side events on Belarus and protection of human rights defenders and organised a protest campaign against the arrest of Ales Bialiatski. Maria Dahle, the Executive Director of HRHF, opened the 3rd working session on freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of association, national HR institutions and HR education.
HRHF draws attention to HR concerns in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kenya
The Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) voiced its concerns about the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kenya at the UN Human Rights Council session.
The Human Rights House Tbilisi dedicated a Peace Week to the International Day of Peace
September 21 is an International Day of Peace. The Human Rights House Tbilisi dedicated the Peace Week to this day. Within a week, the HRHT organized several different events during a week, starting from September 21 to 23.
Georgia adopts a new law on the status of religious organizations
On July 5, 2011 the Georgian parliament amended the Civil Code in an expedited way, within 5 working days, allowing religious organizations in Georgia to be registered as legal entities of public law. Some experts consider that the Georgian Parliament approved the amendment through violations of the bylaws. They also deem that amendment allows large interpretation of the norm, thus it requests better formulation.
HRHT dedicates a Peace Week to the International Day of Peace
The Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) is organizing a Peace Week dedicated to the International Day of Peace. Numerous activities are scheduled to commemorate the day.
The findings of GYLA questions the official version of demonstrator’s death
On September 6, 2011 the Georgian Young Lawyers` Association (GYLA) published important findings, regarding to the cases of deprivation of lives during the rally dispersal. According to the findings, one of the protesters – Nika Kvintradze, who, as police claim, died as a result of electrocution, was among those arrested by the riot police.
Property rights violated in the new tourism zones of Georgia
The infrastructure development projects have been launched in Gonio, Svaneti, Anaklia and the surrounding areas of Black Sea since the Georgian government announced the mentioned areas as tourism zones. Actually, tourism development creates the perspective for country’s economic development, but in Georgia, it was proceeded with violations of property rights. In 2010, in Gonio, 271 people were deprived from their property. In Mestia (Zemo Svaneti region), the process of land expropriation or refusal of the registration is still going on whilst the process has been completed in Anaklia.
Tragedy of the Zerekidzes – “Stop Serial Murders!”
230 Pills of Subutex “Found” on Passengers Traveling from Strasbourg.
Prisoner Mamuka Zerekidze died in Rustavi Prison # 6 on August 16. The prison administration told the family he died of electroshock. The Ministry of Corrections and Legal Aid has not released any official versions about Zerekidze’s death yet.
Photo-reporters released in Georgia
Four photo-reporters charged with espionage were released from the courtroom on July 22. Tbilisi City Court sustained the prosecution’s motion to approve the plea bargain deal with the photo-reporters as they pleaded guilty. In the end the court found them guilty of espionage, in particular Zurab Kurtsikidze has been sentenced to a three-year trial period, Natia Gedenidze received a year and a half’s trial period and Irakli Gedenidze and Giorgi Abdaladze have received two four-year trial periods.