PM: Georgia creates “special conditions” at constitutional level to protect rights of persons with disabilities
“To achieve living in a dignified and equal environment, the state will continue to carry out its unified and coordinated activities”, the PM noted. Photo: Government Administration
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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.
In his statement, Garibashvili noted that in 2022 the Georgian Government had approved the second national strategy for the protection of human rights, with special emphasis on ensuring “equal opportunities and full involvement” in public life for persons with disabilities, adding that an interagency committee for the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was created based on the international and local legal obligations.
To achieve living in a dignified and equal environment, the state will continue to carry out its unified and coordinated activities”, the PM noted.
The head of the Government also said that the budget of the Health Ministry would be increased by around ₾77 million (about $29 mln) to ensure an increment in the funding of healthcare and other targeted programmes.
An action plan for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities has been submitted to the Prosecutor General of Georgia for approval, the Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The country has taken “giant strides” in the last 10 years to raise the standard of human rights protection, Vice Prime Minister Thea Tsulukiani told journalists on Saturday marking Human Rights Day.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia on Saturday announced the Patrol Police Department's unified service centres would offer up to 50 services for the deaf and hard of hearing individuals in sign language from 2023, to fulfil the tasks of the action plan for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.
Georgia’s Justice Ministry on Tuesday said it had approved the 2023 action plan for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, ensuring compliance with the relevant United Nations Convention and serving to improve the accessibility of the related infrastructure, services and offerings for persons with disabilities.
Rati Ionatamishvili, a member of the Georgian Parliament from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said the United States President’s adviser had proposed Georgia to become a member of the US President’s international forum of disabled persons.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday said this day was “a historic day” for Georgia, as it marked the adoption of the first constitution on 21 February 1921, and stressed the landmark document of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia was a demonstration that the then Georgian society “was equipped with appropriate values and a very high legal culture”.