The Council of Europe Office in Georgia together with the Public Defender’s Office continue their series of live discussions “Human Rights Talks: Equality Matters”, where challenges and risks posed to human rights protection by the coronavirus outbreak are discussed.

The second Human Rights Talks were live on 15 April and concerned hate speech in media. The media expert, Nino Danelia, talked about the consequences of hate speech promotion and coverage in media.  

The third online talks, on 22 April, discussed civic activism and included activists and initiators implementing helping hand projects during the pandemic period.

The live online session gave the possibility to viewers to send written questions and engage in the debates.

Links to the talks in Georgian about hate speech in the media and the importance of civic activism in the fight against coronavirus are available online.  

For more information:

Council of Europe Office in Georgia Facebook Page

The I Choose Equality Campaign Facebook Page

Human Rights Talks: Equality Matters is organised in the frame of the I Choose Equality campaign run by the co-operation project “Fight against Discrimination, Hate Crimes and Hate Speech in Georgia”. The project is implemented under the Council of Europe’s Action Plan for Georgia 2016-2019 with the support of the Danish Neighbourhood Programme in Georgia (DANEP).