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For the forthcoming Human
Rights Day on December 7 a
rally was held to change the
killer drug policy in the
country. The rally which has
been Initiated and organized
by Georgian Network of
People Who Use Drugs
(GeNPUD) with the support of
Tanadgoma and Georgian Harm
Reduction Network, also been
supported by Georgian
National Drug Policy
Platform.
Many hundreds of people
gathered around the
organizers’ preinstalled
gallows in front of
parliament, in Tbilisi,
demanding, and once again
with concrete arguments,
cases and emotions shouting
on the government to keep
the promises for drug policy
change they’ve made before
the elections.
The rally organizers
demonstrated a gallows as a
symbol to reflect |
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the reality of Georgian drug
policy, which has already during
the several decades been a
negatively distinguished as
inhuman, uncivilized and human
killing drug policy. The very
drug policy in this country
which causes poverty, breaches
the fundamental rights, among
them right to life and right to
be protected from torture,
inhuman and degrading treatment.
It is absolutely staggering that in
this country, because of the
totalitarian persecution based
system remains, it has already
made many young people to commit
suicide. In addition in spite of
the promises, the current elect
government seems not willing to
change the zero tolerance policy
and still continues the massive
incarcerations, persecution of
our families, raising the rate
of crime, and fighting against
the progress and community
interests.
The rally has been one of the
important spotlights on December
7 in all kinds of media
coverage, attracting the
majority political and main
opposition leaders for comments.
On December 10 still one more
rally has been organized by
Georgian National Drug Policy
Platform member the White Noise
Movement with the main goal to
change the drug policy and
calling the government for full
decriminalization of all drugs
and once again demonstrating to
the government that the
community will unite and stand
for the fundamental rights
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