Vice PM: Georgia took “giant strides” towards raising human rights protection standard over past 10 years
The Vice PM also stressed that the process of development had been continuing in many directions, including electoral law, right to property, privacy, etc., and congratulated Georgians on this “achievement and progress”. Photo: Culture Ministry press office
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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.
Tsuluskiani said human rights and dignity have been protected in the penitentiary service and highlighted the reforms carried out in the justice system, in result having more independent, qualified, professional and impartial courts, compared to the system 10 years ago.
The Vice PM also stressed that the process of development had been continuing in many directions, including electoral law, right to property, privacy, etc., and congratulated Georgians on this “achievement and progress”.
The Georgian official pointed out that the human rights protection standard has never been enough and the Georgian Government had “more work to do” to improve in such areas as protection of the rights of persons with disabilities and women. For this, the Istanbul Convention [the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence] was ratified by the Georgian Parliament, but added there remained “many challenges”.
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 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.
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.
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.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday highlighted the ranking of the country “above all European Union membership candidate states" in the Human Freedom Index released by the United States-based Cato Institute and Canadian-based Fraser Institute on Tuesday.
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.