EU Ambassador: a lot of work still needed to build a solid human rights culture in Georgia
The EU reports that it has allocated more than 100 million GEL for the protection of human rights in Georgia, adding that up to 40 human rights projects are underway in the country with their support. Photo: Carl Harzell/Twitter.
Tweet 
Share
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell has stated that a lot of progress has been made in Georgia, noting that ‘a lot of work is still needed to build a solid human rights culture and to avoid any backsliding on results achieved.’
The principle of equality is absolutely fundamental and guides all our work here in Georgia and globally. It is about everyone’s right to be treated equally, and about everyone’s responsibility to stand up and safeguard these rights,” Ambassador Hartzell said.
The EU observes Human Rights Week from December 3 to December 12 in Georgia along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in partnership with Georgian Public Defender.
On Human Rights Day, we celebrate how far we’ve come and plan the next steps to realise equality. Over the week, human rights activists, professionals, students and many other people in all their diversity joined our video series to say #AllHumansAllEqual. W/@UNDP @Ombudsman_Geo pic.twitter.com/fq5epOHx3B
— EU Delegation Georgia ???????? (@EUinGeorgia) December 10, 2021
This year’s Human Rights Week focuses on ‘the needs and persisting challenges related to equality and discrimination.’
Human Rights Day is celebrated annually on December 10, which commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, that ‘grants the rights of every individual, without distinction based on nationality, gender, national or ethnic origin, religion, language, or any other status.’
UNDP Head in Georgia Nick Beresford has urged the Georgian government, political and civic leaders to prioritise the fight against discrimination and to protect the rights of all citizens without exception.
The EU reports that it has allocated more than 100 million GEL for the protection of human rights in Georgia, adding that up to 40 human rights projects are underway in the country with their support.