Access to Information for National Minorities in Georgia
Access to Information for National Minorities in Georgia

Author(s): Diana Bogishvili, Ana Tsiklauri
Subject(s): Civil Society, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: CSS - Center for Social Sciences
Keywords: Georgia; national minorities;
Summary/Abstract: To ensure safeguarding the rights of national minorities, and their integration in the society, a new State Strategy for Civic Equality and Integration and 2015-2020 Action Plan was developed under the Office of the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia, in 2015. One of the intermediate objectives of this Strategy is improved access to media and information for national minorities. A more detailed overview of this intermediate goal is provided in sub-chapter 2.2 of the State Strategy for Civic Equality and Integration and 2015-2020 Action Plan. Based on the problems mentioned in the introductioon, the goal of the present policy paper was set – to study the current situation regarding the access to information in national minority populated regions of Georgia, and identify difficulties related to access to information.

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