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Public Lecture on Minority Rights in Georgia was Held on 11 March 2016 in Brussels14 March 2016 On 11 March EaP CSF members Minority Rights Group Europe and Eastern Partnership Minorities Network held a lecture on the situation of minorities in Georgia. The event took place at the premises of the EaP CSF Secretariat. Opening remarks were presented by Natalia Yerashevich, the Director of the Secretariat. Ms Yerashevich stressed the importance of the minority rights in ensuring peaceful and well-functioning society in EaP states.
Human rights dimension was elaborated upon by the Director of the Human Rights Monitoring Group of National Minorities Elbrus Mammadov. He expressed his concerns over the rise of Islamophobia and weak presence of Azeri minority NGOs in Georgia. Representatives of Azeri, Armenian and Roma minorities in Georgia gave more detailed accounts of the predominant obstacles such as insufficient news coverage in minority languages, and discriminatory hiring practices facing minority groups. On a different note, they mentioned the progress in the sphere of higher education after introduction of the “one plus four” facilitating access of minority students to higher education in Georgian. The event was concluded by the Director of the Minority Rights Group Europe Zsofia Farkas who provided an overview of the Minority Rights Group Europe work in the EaP region and in Georgia in particular. |
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