Shared responsibility of state and non-state actors to implement the European Convention on Human Rights in Georgia will be in focus of the International conference on 24 and 25 May organised in the framework of the European Union – Council of Europe joint project “Application of the European Convention on Human Rights and harmonisation of national legislation and judicial practice in Georgia in line with European standards”, being part of the EU-CoE Programmatic Cooperation Framework.

Philippe BOILLAT, Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe, Carlo NATALE, Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to Georgia; Giorgi PAPUASHVILI, President of the Constitutional Court; Mzia TODUA, Deputy Chief Justice; Irakli SHOTADZE, Chief Prosecutor and Eka BESELIA, Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee of the Parliament will address the audience at the opening session.

The conference will bring together the high-level representatives of the Government and Parliament of Georgia, Georgian Courts, Public Defender’s Office, practicing lawyers and leading Georgian non-governmental organizations working in the area of human rights.

The conference will highlight the impact of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the life of ordinary citizens in Georgia, stress the importance of the execution of the ECtHR judgments and underline the significance of the direct application of the ECHR at the national level.

Journalists are invited attend:

Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 10:00 am, Funicular Conference Hall (Mtatsminda plateau, Tbilisi 0114, Georgia)
Please bear in mind that the Funicular Cable Car will be working for free from 9 a.m. till 11 a.m.

For press queries contact:

Nino Shengelaia, Council of Europe Office in Georgia, [email protected], +995514881616
Tinatin Uplisashvili, Council of Europe Office in Georgia, [email protected] (For the substance-related information)