Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University successfully held its 3rd International conference. The theme of the conference was “Development of human rights and protection of minorities: International standards and domestic legislation.”
The conference at TSU witnessed the participation of Georgian and foreign experts in law. They shared their experience as well as views on the theme of conference.
It is worth noting that this conference is held annually and is dedicated to the memory of the academician Professor Levan Aleksidze, the founder of the International Law School in Georgia.
The main objective of this conference is to highlight the challenges faced by people who belong to minority communities.
At the same time, it also calls for immediate action to protect human rights. Moreover the legal experts review the internal legal provisions with a particular focus on domestic law.
At the beginning of event the Deputy Rector of TSU Erekle Astakhishvili, Dean of the Faculty of Law Tamar Zarandia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Khatuna Totladze gave the welcome speech.
They also thanked them for their esteem presence at the conference and for sharing valuable thoughts with attendees as well. Member of Parliament Maya Bitadze and Head of the International Law Institute of TSU Irine Kurdadze also addressed the participants to raise awareness on the need to protect the human rights of minorities and those living in conflict zones.
The huge number of students, researchers, academic staff from Georgia, Austria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Armenia and Azerbaijan participated in the conference together with Georgian and foreign experts.
The key speaker stressed that “in the present time when the world is facing many global challenges, we need to protect human rights. The people who belong to minority communities or regions where bilateral or multilateral conflict caused destruction are facing many problems.”
The issue of human rights holds significant importance in our current global landscape. Since the adoption of the UN Charter on Human Rights by the United Nations, member countries are bound by a shared commitment to protect human rights.
However it is clear that people belonging to minority communities continue to face numerous challenges to their survival.
