EU closes eyes to Tbilisi's discriminatory policy towards ethnic minorities
In a letter addressed to EU Special Representative for South Caucasus Peter Semneby, Yerkir Union of Non-governmental Organizations raised the problem of Georgian authorities' discriminatory policy towards ethnic minorities.
"The Armenians of Georgia, particularly those residing in the country's south-western regions, suffer from violation of their political, civil, cultural-educational and religious rights, notwithstanding Georgia's international commitments to protect ethnic minorities," the Union says.
The authors of the letter have particularly observed serious omissions in terms of implementing the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
"Ignoring international community's recommendations, Georgian authorities continue the discriminatory policy against Armenians of Javakhk. Furthermore, such policy has recently escalated to repressions against Javakhk activists," says the letter.
The union calls upon Peter Semniby to hold a firmer and more effective stance on the issues, trying to explain to Georgian authorities that force and police repressions against Georgian-Armenians will lead to stalemate. "Only firm position on such problems will help Georgian authorities to create an effective democratic system guaranteeing real stability both for Georgia and the entire South Caucasian region," union activists state.
"The Armenians of Georgia, particularly those residing in the country's south-western regions, suffer from violation of their political, civil, cultural-educational and religious rights, notwithstanding Georgia's international commitments to protect ethnic minorities," the Union says.
The authors of the letter have particularly observed serious omissions in terms of implementing the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
"Ignoring international community's recommendations, Georgian authorities continue the discriminatory policy against Armenians of Javakhk. Furthermore, such policy has recently escalated to repressions against Javakhk activists," says the letter.
The union calls upon Peter Semniby to hold a firmer and more effective stance on the issues, trying to explain to Georgian authorities that force and police repressions against Georgian-Armenians will lead to stalemate. "Only firm position on such problems will help Georgian authorities to create an effective democratic system guaranteeing real stability both for Georgia and the entire South Caucasian region," union activists state.
