Georgian Parliament Speaker: govt’s primary responsibility is to protect human rights

The Parliament Speaker thanked the Georgian Parliament’s Committee on Human Rights and the United Nations Development Programme for their assistance and support in the field of human rights protection, while also thanking the Government for its work on the Strategy. He also added that the Strategy would be approved by the Parliament after the discussions. Photo: Parliament of Georgia

Agenda.ge, 10 Dec 2022 - 20:15, Tbilisi,Georgia

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.

In his address, Papuashvili said the work on the action plan has been underway, which determined the steps to be taken by the individual agencies to achieve the main goal of the strategy - the protection of human rights and freedoms.

The Parliament Speaker thanked the Georgian Parliament’s Committee on Human Rights and the United Nations Development Programme for their assistance and support in the field of human rights protection, while also thanking the Government for its work on the Strategy. He also added that the Strategy would be approved by the Parliament after the discussions.