Rights Organizations Urge EU to Halt Georgia Repression of Civil Society

Rights organizations urge EU to halt Georgia repression of civil society

Nine international human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch (HRW), urged the European Union (EU) and its member states on Wednesday to take action to stop Georgia’s assault against human rights and civil society organizations. In a joint statement, the rights organizations called on the EU to publicly condemn Georgian authorities, in line with the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, for their attacks on local civil society g…

EU: Georgia’s Rights Crisis Needs Urgent Response

The European Union and its member states should use all available diplomatic and legal tools to press the Georgian government to end its persecution of independent civil society and the media, nine international human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, said in a joint statement to the EU today.

European Union and its member States should take measures to respond to Georgia’s crackdown on civil society and human rights organisations

Nine international human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express profound concerns regarding the Georgian government's all-out assault on human rights and civil society organisations in the country and call on the authorities to immediately and unconditionally…

Nine International Groups Concerned Over GD’s ‘All-Out Assault’ on Civil Society, Call on EU for ‘Urgent’ Response - Civil Georgia

Nine international human rights organizations expressed “profound concerns” over what they called the Georgian government’s “all-out assault” on human rights and civil society groups in the country, calling on the authorities to “immediately and unconditionally” end the persecution of civil society and media groups, and on the European Union, its member states, and the wider international community to take “urgent and coordinated measures to res…

The EU should respond to Georgia’s crackdown on civil society

Amnesty International and 8 international human rights organisations express profound concerns regarding the Georgian government’s all-out assault on human rights and civil society organisations in the country and call on the authorities to immediately and unconditionally end all persecution of civil society and media groups for their peaceful and legitimate work. The European Union, its member states and the broader international community shou…