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Civil society requests dismissal of politically influenced bailiff and school principal
The representatives of media and NGOs expressed protest against the action of the bailiff Giorgi Inasaridze at the round table on freedom of expression held in Tbilisi Human Rights House. According to the participants of the meeting, the bailiff exceeded his authority when he composed the act of administrative violation against the math teacher Lali Kiknadze that gave rise to her dismissal.
Press Freedom Day at the Human Rights House Tbilisi
On May 3 the twentieth anniversary of the press freedom day was celebrated around the world. According to Freedom House’s Freedom of Press index, Georgia is still “partly free.” Human Rights House Tbilisi and its member organizations dedicated different events to the press freedom day: flash mob action with people holding the newspapers upside down in front of the Parliament and a film and subsequent discussion at the Human Rights House Tbilisi.
Confrontation between students at Tbilisi State University continues with physical abuse
Confrontation between groups of students at Tbilisi State University took place on April 15 at a presentation held by the initiative group “Translate”, which was followed in the next few days by physical and verbal abuse. The victims claim that they were physically assaulted because of the criticism they leveled at the university administration and the body of student self-government at the university. The students’ self-government denies any kind of connection with the incident and says that the incident took place on a private basis. The confrontation between these two sides now continues online over social networking sites.
ECHR delivered a judgment on Girgvliani case
On April 26 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment on the case of Enukidze and Girgvliani v. Georgia (application no. 25091/07). According to the press release issued by the ECHR, Georgian authorities did not investigate effectively the kidnapping and killing of 28-year old man.
Georgian law leaves eco-migrants without protection
According to information provided by the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons From the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia, 35, 204 families’ houses have been damaged by natural disasters. Officials estimate that a further 11, 000 families live in houses that have been damaged by natural disasters and are in urgent need of resettlement. The government has not developed a long-term strategy for managing ecological-migration and domestic law doesn’t include a definition for those who must migrate due to ecological factors. This goes against international standards and means that people are left without protection.
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.
Workshop on photo reporting for journalists
The Human Rights House Tbilisi is inviting journalists (from regions and Tbilisi) to the Workshop on photo-reporting.
Participants of the workshop can represent any media outlet (printed and electronic) from Tbilisi and from different regions of Georgia.
HRH Tbilisi will cover travel expenses of the regional journalists after presenting corresponding financial documentation.
Interested journalists should sent CV, Motivation Letter and 3-5 photos (or a photo-story) with corresponding journalistic work to the following email: mediacentre.hrht@gmail.com
Having a photo camera at the workshop is required.
Workshop will take place at the HRH Tbilisi on April 30, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Address: Tbilisi, Niko Nikoladze str. 7 (entrance from the yard)
Tel: 935227
Deadline for the application: 6 p.m., April 25, 2011
Workshop on Investigative Journalism for Journalists
The Human Rights House Tbilisi is inviting journalists (from regions and Tbilisi) to the Workshop on Investigative Journalism.
Participants of the workshop can represent any media outlet (printed and electronic) from Tbilisi and from different regions of Georgia.
HRH Tbilisi will cover travel expenses of the regional journalists after presenting corresponding financial documentation.
Workshop will take place at HRH Tbilisi on April 30, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Address: Tbilisi, Niko Nikoladze str. 7 (entrance from the yard)
Tel: 935227
Interested journalists should sent CV and Motivation Letter to the following email: mediacentre.hrht@gmail.com
Deadline for the application: 6 p.m., April 14, 2011
A critical human rights report on Georgia of the US Department of State
On April 8, the US Department of State issued the annual report on human rights. in great detail, the report provides updated information on the human rights conditions in over 190 countries. The report dedicates 85 pages to Georgia. It says that the main human rights abuses reported during the year included abuse of prisoners and detainees, poor prison conditions, and arbitrary arrest and detention.