Georgians can “count on” EU for respect of their fundamental rights - Ambassador on Human Rights Day
In his statement on Human Rights Day, Herczyński called the European Commission’s recommendation to the European Council to grant Georgia the candidate status “historic” and noted it came with the responsibility to improve the protection of human rights in the country. Photo via EU Delegation to Georgia
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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”.
In his statement on Human Rights Day, Herczyński called the European Commission’s recommendation to the European Council to grant Georgia the candidate status “historic” and noted it came with the responsibility to improve the protection of human rights in the country.
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— EU Delegation Georgia ???????? (@EUinGeorgia) December 10, 2023
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Protecting human rights is at the heart of the EU. Striving to make this vision a reality is part of the bloc enlargement process and one of the nine steps on Georgia’s path to EU membership”, the Ambassador emphasised.
Marking the 75th Anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Herczyński said “the world has changed a lot” since the “landmark” document was adopted, highlighting the need to be “united” in defending these rights as facing “adverse trends across the globe”.
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.
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.
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.
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 joint event of the Georgian Parliament and the Public Defender’s Office titled Decade of Women’s Empowerment was held on Sunday marking Human Rights Day, the Parliament press office said.
The European Union’s enlargement agenda was discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Simon Mordue, the Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of the European Council.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Sunday said the country was waiting for the European Council’s decision next week on Georgia’s candidacy for European Union membership, to “rightfully” receive the status, for which the state had been working for a year and a half.
The United Nations in Georgia, the European Union Delegation to the country, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and 25 embassies operating in the country on Friday released a joint statement on International Women’s Day to reaffirm commitment to achieving gender equality and empowerment for “all women and girls”.