The study of human rights violations and political situation in Georgia of last 30 years

Abstract

It is obvious fact that when it comes to political generations, they tend to be quite fluid. Generations as entities as such have different ways and coping mechanisms when it comes to violations of their rights as rightful citizens. The only aspect that never changes and fluctuates is the universality of human rights and its significance for democracy. The above-mentioned fluidity is often caused by a social action that is the result of most citizens being unsatisfied by the political processes in the country. The perfect example of the interrelation between human rights violations and people’s “reactions” towards this issue is the Republic of Georgia, which has been through wars, revolutions and protests throughout the history. Today’s Georgia is still struggling with lack of freedom and violation of Human Rights. Georgia now suffers from other human rights violations such as drug policy, right to privacy, sexual orientation. Georgia still does not have an effective independent mechanism for investigating abuse by law enforcement officials. The Georgian government has an attempt to transparently show all the political processes conducted to avoid further complication of human rights violations. It can be said that the new generation (aged 18-30) has considerably different preferences, feel the need and obligation to protest about issues that this century has brought about, the issues like LGBT rights, marijuana decriminalization, abortion, prostitution, transgender woman and their rights, violence against women, workers’ rights, etc. The reason that the new generation in Georgia is so politically active is that they realize the system is even affecting their everyday life and the ones surrounding them. [...]