International Youth Meeting in Georgia

Youth meeting “Intercultural and Interreligious Diologue v.s. Hate-motivated Violence in Europe” took place on 21-26 April in Bakuriani, Georgia. This event was organized by “Union 21 century” – a non-governmental organization, which carries out socio-cultural projects and delivers monitoring of hate crimes in Georgia.

The major topics of the meeting were: the level of right-wing extremists’ violence in Europe, European and national legislation that addresses hate crimes, methods of counteracting that are available for the youth sector of civil society in Europe.

Representatives of Ministry of Justice of Georgia and Tolerance Centre of Ombudsman’s Office of Georgia delivered reports about the International tools Georgia employs to combat hate-motivated violence and about the rise of religious-motivated intolerance in Georgia.

Activists from Germany, Italy, Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and other countries also held reports about the relevant situation in their home environment.

Anastasia Denisova, the member of Coordinating Council of International Youth Human Rights Movement contributed to the International Meeting on behalf of Youth Network against Racism and Intolerance (YNRI). Her presentation “Civil Society Activism: what is done and what needs to be done” was devoted to the analysis of the youth factor in right-wing extremism, especially in Russia, and youth actors against intolerance. In conclusion she highlighted such activities of YNRI, as Antifascist Archive of non-violent actions, program “Foreign Students’ Rights Defense” and specific actions like “Package for Mayor”, etc.

In September 2009 the follow-up event is going to be held in Georgia and be devoted to specific youth projects aimed at combating intolerance with joint efforts.

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Rapport från Georgiens flyktingläger

International Monitoring Group REPORT THE CONDITIONS OF THE CIVIL POPULATION DURING THE CONFLICT BETWEEN the RUSSIAN FEDERATION and GEORGIA

Representanter från YHRM deltog den 25-29 augusti 2008 i en Monitoring till Georgien. Delegationen bestod av ryssar, ukrainare, georgier och en italienare. De besökte Tbilisi och Gori, men lyckades inte ta sig in på de områden som kontrollerades av Ryssland. Läs rapporten (på engelska) på YHRM’s hemsida.

YHRM: International Monitoring Group REPORT on Mission in Georgia

 

Uttalande mot kriget från rysk ungdomsorganisation

STATEMENT
of the Russian participants
of the International Network – Youth Human Rights Movement (YHRM)
on the armed conflict between Russia and Georgia

 

For a few days already Russia is at war. A war which is going on on our behalf, but in breach both of the UN mandate and the Constitution of the Russian Federation. A war called a “peacemaking operation”, but leading to the death of civilians. A war that every new day is motivated with more and more lies and seeds more and more hatred. A war which is accompanied with inaction of the world’s intergovernmental organizations and mutual accusations of double standards.

 

Though the war is taking place on one territory, the hatred, the interethnic discord and the militaristic propaganda are spreading far beyond its borders, and thereby the war affects not only our friends and colleagues in the zone of military actions – it has also come to our towns and to our homes.

 

“Multinational Georgia” expresses its deep concern about the latest developments undertaken in the region of South Ossetia

We believe that today, as never before citizens – representatives of the different ethnic groups need to be united and consolidated. Public Movement “Multinational Georgia” welcomes good will of the Georgian government, namely the moratorium on the cease fire and the provision of the humanitarian corridor through village Ergneti, which we believe is a step forward towards the resolution of the situation in the region and establishment of peace.

 

In Tbilisi was opened the office ”SOS. Armenia”

Pressmeddelande från YHRM (direktlänk)

(Georgia)

Under support of the Unity of Georgian Armenians “Nor Serund” in Tbilisi was opened the office «SOS. ARMENIA» (address: 13 Tsutskiridze Str.; phone/fax: +995 32 77 03 21; e-mail: sosarmenia@yahoo.com). Aim of the office activity is to inform the Georgian society about the processes ongoing in Armenia. Except this, proceeding form the existing information vacuum faced by the Armenian population after inculcation of the state of emergency, the office will be periodically disseminating information through the Internet about the events taking place both in Armenia and outside its borders.