Non-governmental organization Human Rights Center (HRC) was founded on December 10, 1996 in Tbilisi, Georgia. HRC is dedicated to protection and promotion of human rights, rule of law and peace in Georgia. It is free of any political and religious affiliation. Vision The Human Rights Center believes that everyone is entitled to exercise her/his civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights freely and without any discrimination as guaranteed by national and international law. We consider that protection and promotion of these rights and respect for rule of law are the key preconditions for building sustainable peace and democracy in Georgia. Overall Objective HRC aims to increase respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and facilitate peacebuilding process in Georgia. To achieve this goal it is essential to ensure that authorities respect the rule of law and principles of transparency and separation of powers, to eliminate discrimination at all levels, increase awareness and respect for human rights among the people in Georgia. Activities • Monitoring and Documenting human rights violations in Georgia. • Reporting on human rights situation in Georgia to the EU, Council of Europe, OSCE, UN, ICC and others international bodies on regular basis. • Lobbying and Advocacy of legislative and policy reforms before national and international institutions. • Litigating cases on human rights violations through Legal Aid Centre free of charge. • Public Awareness Raising on human rights situation in Georgia by daily-updatable bilingual online magazine www.HumanRights.ge and video-portalwww.hridc.tv • Networking among human rights organizations on national and regional level.
