Gov’t approves 8-year human rights strategy following discussions with foreign, domestic actors
Georgian Prime Minister on Monday said the new national strategy for human rights would be sent to the Parliament for final approval. Photo: Government of Georgia press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday his Government had approved the National Strategy for Human Rights Protection for the years 2022-2030 following discussions with both international partners and domestic non-governmental organisations.
Speaking during a cabinet meeting, the head of the Government said the second national strategy for human rights would now be sent to the state legislature for final approval.
In further details, Garibashvili noted the first National Strategy for Human Rights, covering the years between 2014-2020, had been the first such document in the modern history of the country and had been initiated and approved by Georgian Dream authorities two years after taking office.
Commending the role of Thomas Hammerberg, a Swedish diplomat and human rights expert, in producing the country’s first human rights strategy vision, Garibashvili called it a “comprehensive document” following the “severe human rights violations” under the previous Government of the United National Movement party.
We remember very well that there was no sign of democracy, and human rights were trampled under the foot in all directions under the previous state leadership. Of course, since then, we have completely changed the situation in terms of human rights protection”, Garibashvili said.
The PM said the new document “will once again ensure high-level protection” of human rights in Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has stated that the government is currently working on a second strategy for national human rights which will ‘respond to internationally achieved progress in the protection of rights.'
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A seven-year document highlighting state priorities and strategies regarding the protection of human rights is complete.
Niko Tatulashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister’s advisor for Human Rights, on Monday said the Government’s new National Human Rights Strategy, covering the years 2022-2030, ensured protection of “all basic human rights” and defined priorities in economic, social and civil rights.
Niko Tatulashvili, Georgian prime minister’s advisor for human rights, on Tuesday said the government had approved action plans providing measures against femicide and domestic violence and ensuring women’s engagement in public life.
The Georgian government on Friday said it had joined the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the event marked worldwide since 1991 to raise awareness over the problem.
Representatives of international missions operating in Georgia on Friday issued a statement marking international day for the elimination of violence against women and calling for the strengthening of a “holistic” national framework to prevent all forms of violence against women and girls in the country.
Aleksandre Darakhvelidze, the deputy minister of internal affairs of Georgia, on Monday called on the public to be “vocal” about potential cases of gender-based violence to ensure “effective” work against the crime and prevention of possible fatal consequences.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday said it had been determined at the constitutional level in Georgia that the state would create “special conditions” for the realisation of the rights and interests of persons with disabilities, as “particularly important” to protect their rights, the Government Administration said.
Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia on Saturday summarised the activities carried out in the ministry for the protection of the rights of disabled persons at the conference dedicated to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
The main priority of the Georgian Government is to create equal, free and dignified conditions for Georgian citizens, regardless of belonging to any group, as it is necessary to protect the interests of all groups and individuals, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Saturday, commemorating the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948.
The state's “primary responsibility” is to ensure human rights protection and today it is important to discuss the new document of the Government-approved 2022-2030 National Human Rights Strategy. Within the framework of the document, the country must ensure and implement its obligations to respect human rights, Shalva Papuashvili, the Georgian Parliament Speaker said on Saturday at the event dedicated to Human Rights Day.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday told Irene Fellin, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, the country was acting as an ally for the bloc “in many ways”.
Claus Neukirch, the Director of the Directorate of Programme Co-ordination of the Council of Europe, on Wednesday thanked Niko Tatulashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister’s Advisor for Human Rights, for his efforts in the development of the country’s second Human Rights strategy.
The Government of Georgia on Thursday approved the second National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights for the years 2022-2030, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the country’s Public Defender Levan Ioseliani on Friday discussed the Government’s work for human rights protection in a meeting at the Government office.
The steps taken by the Georgian Government to strengthen the national human rights protection mechanisms were discussed on Saturday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights.
The European Union on Tuesday published its annual 2022 report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World, in which it assessed that overall Georgia has a “solid” human rights framework, including legislations and policies in line with international and European standards.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Committee on Human Rights, on Wednesday said the ruling Georgian Dream party Government had made a “huge” effort to ensure the human rights protection system in the country was "as smooth as possible" .