Parliament, Public Defender's Office joint event - Decade of Women's Empowerment held on Human Rights Day

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.

Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili awarded Ana Chubinidze, an employee of the Public Defender’s Office, with the Order of Honour at the event for her personal contribution to human rights protection in Georgia, as well as for her faithful service to the cause and the country.

Photo via Public Defender of Georgia

The guests were addressed by the Parliament Speaker and the Public Defender Levan Ioseliani, as well as Nino Tsilosani, the Chair of the Gender Equality Council of the Parliament of Georgia.

Today, we celebrate Human Rights Day, [and] the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, [and] it is important to think about what we are doing so that all people in our country feel equal”, Papuashvili said.

Photo via Parliament of Georgia

In his speech, the Parliament Speaker also highlighted the “effective steps” taken by the Georgian Parliament aiming to strengthen women’s rights and gender equality.

The Public Defender Ioseliani said 75 years “have passed since the adoption of the human rights declaration”, but many countries, including Georgia, were still trying to “cope with the existing challenges”.

As part of the event, the Permanent Parliamentary Council for Gender Equality’s presentation of the report Decade of Women’s Empowerment was also held, which reflects Georgia’s progress in gender equality at the local and international levels.

Human Rights Day is marked annually since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.