PM's advisor presents draft human rights action plan for 2024-2026
At the meeting, the sides reviewed the key priorities of the draft Action Plan, which was developed by the state institutions, with coordination from the Government Administration and based on the civil sector’s recommendations. Photo via Government Administration
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Niko Tatulashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister's Advisor for Human Rights, on Wednesday presented the 2024-2026 Draft National Action Plan for the Protection of Human Rights to representatives of the civil sector.
At the meeting, the sides reviewed the key priorities of the draft Action Plan, which was developed by the state institutions, with coordination from the Government Administration and based on the civil sector’s recommendations.
An agreement was reached between the parties on the format for continuous work, which envisages the establishment of thematic working groups to engage with the relevant state institutions, the civil sector, and other stakeholders, the Government Administration said.
Niko Tatulashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister’s Advisor for Human Rights and Jesper Moller, UNICEF's newly appointed Representative in Georgia on Wednesday reviewed the existing mechanisms ensuring the protection of human rights in Georgia and discussed future cooperation.
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 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.
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.
Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, on Tuesday urged the Georgian Government to address the “underlying reasons” behind discrimination and intolerance towards LGBTQI people, religious and other minority groups in the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday said his Government’s goal was to create and “continuously develop” mechanisms that ensure the “effective protection” of human rights and freedoms with the involvement of each branch of Government, public agencies and interested parties.
Paweł Herczyński, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Sunday said Georgians could “count on the EU to stand by your side to ensure your fundamental rights are respected”.
A weekly Government meeting on Monday discussed 21 issues including the draft human rights action plan for 2024-2026, creation of a unified national register for reproduction, launch of wind and solar power plant projects and efforts to combat poaching.