December 10 of 1946 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) turned out to be decisive in the history in terms of human rights protection, said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in his message in connection with Human Rights Day.

In 2014, the Georgian government first adopted the National Strategy of Human Rights for 2014-2020. The related three action plans addressed the priorities of civic and political rights, judicial and institutional democracies, social and economic rights, protection of people affected by the war.

The Government of Georgia continues working in the direction of the protection of human rights. On September 5, 2022, the Government commended the second, 2022-2030 National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights.

The strategy seeks to ensure the effective implementation of the legal framework in practice and encompasses such priorities as civil and political rights, judiciary and institutional democracy, economic and social rights, and the protection of vulnerable groups and the population affected by occupation. In the nearest future, work will commence on an action plan to ensure engagement from all stakeholders.

In addition, on October 25, 2022, the Government of Georgia approved the 2022-2024 National Action Plan of Georgia for the Implementation of the UN Security Council’s Resolutions on Women, Peace, and Security, and the Action Plan of Measures to Be Taken in 2022-2024 for Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and for Protecting Victims.

“In today’s challenging world, efforts toward caring for our country’s citizens must double. The Government of Georgia reaffirms the state’s commitment to the obligation of protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, which in turn stands for developing and carrying out a systemic, consistent, and long-term policy on the protection of human rights.

We strongly believe that, through our efforts and with support from international partners, we will draw even closer to the goal declared in Article 78 of the Constitution of Georgia: to ensure the full integration of Georgia into the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,” the PM said.

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day when the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

The UDHR is a milestone document that proclaims the inalienable rights which everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.