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7 Sep. '10
 Once people called it the “cemetery of crutches”; now the
resort-house “Menji” is completely destroyed. The process started
several years ago. Initially, the members of the military formation
“Mkhedrioni” and Guardia-men, who lived in it for some time, destroyed
it; after the Georgian-Abkhaz armed conflict in 1990s the IDPs from
Abkhazia sheltered in the buildings of the resort-house. The property,
which survived the civil war, was sacrificed to the negligence of the
directors of the resort-house.
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10 Aug. '10
 After the break down of the Soviet Union, thousands of
tones of poison chemicals were left in Georgia poisoning people, causing
cancer and inborn defects, polluting the water, food and air. The most
dangerous region is Kakheti where the international society actively
fights against the expired poison-chemicals. The project eliminating the
risk factors of the expired pesticides is sponsored by the Netherlands
government, but Georgian side practically failed to implement it.
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2 Jul. '10
 Lidia Lomtatidze applied to the Human Rights Center for help. Her father Dimitri Lomtatidze was a political victim. Lidia and her brother Anatoli were born when their father was in exile. However, unlike her brother Lidia Lomtatidze cannot receive pension of the repressed person. |
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21 Jun. '10
 Facts listed below were
revealed during the work of the Human Rights Center on the project
“Legal Aid for the mentally disabled persons in Georgia.” This project,
financed by Abilis Foundation, Finland lasted for 8 months and at the
moment is on its final stage. In the frame of the project, the Human
Rights Center provided people with mental health problems and their
relatives with free legal aid. Over 90 consultations were provided; a
number of cases were discussed at court. The Human Rights Center worked
in close collaboration with mental health service users and
organizations which involve service users. During the project a
monitoring of the closed psychiatric institutions was conducted as well
as visits to the Day Rehabilitation Centers.
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18 May. '10
 The government of Georgia often boasts about the
development of hospital sector in the country and about the
construction of new hospitals in the regions. In fact, the doctors of
the region-based hospitals know the real situation better of all.
Nobody knows what will happen with the hospitals which are somehow
working now; most of them require serious reconstruction.
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23 Apr. '10
 “Georgian people will be grateful to the government if
they implement serious reforms in the healthcare system. In several
years, we will have reconstructed hospitals where doctors and their
patients will feel comfortable,” said the former healthcare minister of
Georgia Lado Chipashvili three years ago at the presentation of the
general plan on the development of hospital sector. After this
statement, process of privatization of hospitals started in Georgia
which later ended in failure.
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14 Apr. '10
 50-year-old Bezhan Baduashvili is a disabled person of
the second grade, but because of strange interests he turned up in the
third grade of disability. Consequently, on September 1, 2007 and in
accordance with the Law on Granting Pensions to Military Servants, he
lost his pension which was granted in 2002. Since then, his pension is
only 9, 07 GEL. The Ministry of Healthcare explained this fact in their
letter to Bezhan Baduashvili as follows: “Because the Law of Georgia on
State Compensations and Academic Scholarships, adopted on December 27,
2005 and put in force on January 1, 2006, does not envisage continuation
or appointment state compensations to the people who have some
abilities.”
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11 Feb. '10
 Former employees of the Zestaponi ferroalloy factory have been waiting for their salaries for several years already. Their health was seriously damaged by hard and harmful work. After the bankruptcy of the JSC “Ferro”, the company accumulated the debt of several thousands of GEL. Despite requests, demands and protest rallies, the debt is not paid yet. |
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29 Dec. '09
 Residents of Sakobo village in Sighnaghi district request to study the legality of expenditure of the grants allocated by the Dutch international organization. |
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17 Dec. '09
 The more people are infected with N1H1 in Georgia the more people ask for medicines and masks. According to the National Center for Disease Control, estimated 647 patients have the virus in the country. Among them, 8 patients are in poorest conditions. Death of 5 people because of the virus panicked the population. |
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16 Nov. '09
 More and more people get ill with H1N1 in Georgia though
their number increases slowly. At the moment, 65 people have H1N1 in
Georgia but none of them have acute forms of the flu. Most of the
people got infected abroad. Consequently, the society is curious why
the control is not reinforced at the border and particularly in the
airport in order to avoid the danger of epidemics in Georgia.
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29 Sep. '09
 “I will kill you. I am looking for you and wherever I see you, I will kill you without considering anything. You compelled me to do it. Why are not you leaving me alone? Have not you heard that you should not bother me?” Gogi Nikvashvili, director of Sighnaghi district hospital “Janrmteloba Ltd” threatened the journalist. The chief doctor of the hospital was irritated by the articles we have published about him. Nikvashvili |
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25 Sep. '09
 How efficient is Poverty Reduction State Program in Georgia? How real are those criteria which are used to list impoverished people who should get allowances from the state? The Human Rights Center got interested in the problem after many discontent people applied to the center for help. |
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12 Aug. '09
 Breast, throat and skin cancer; general signs of intoxication; hepatocirrhosis– these are only several of the diseases from which many inhabitants of the villages of Ninotsminda and Tskarostavi, Sagarejo District. suffer after an oil pipeline burst in the villages. After an accident on the bore-well of Kanargo-Georgia hundreds of hectares of forest were destroyed and the water and soil were polluted. The resulting injuries to healtt are very serious. The death rate has increased substantially. Even though the situation is extremely difficult the oil company claims that the accident did not cause the extremely negative consequences. |
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19 Jun. '09
 Law enforcers are particularly severe towards Vako Grdzelishvili because of his past experienceOn June 15, policemen initially dispersed and then arrested demonstrators in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Out of 39 detainees only 5 remain in the custody now. The rest were bailed with 400 GEL.
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2 Feb. '09
 68 000 Women Die from Illegal Abortions around the World The problem of illegal abortions is still serious in the 21st century. 67 900 women died from illegal abortions in the world ever year. Illegal abortion is a problem in Georgia as well. 14-19 year old girls apply to doctors for abortions more frequently. It is new for the country.
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11 Dec. '08
 Sopio Shengelia has leukemia, a terrible blood disease. Thrombocytopenia was initially detected in her blood at the age of three. Now she is 22 and her health condition is critical. A long period of chemotherapy has damaged her body organs. The family of Shengelias cannot afford surgical operations or medical treatments for her diseased organs and her blood disease. |
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2 Dec. '08
 The Interventional Medical Center of West Georgia refuses to treat the patients who need scheduled medical examination and in spite of them having medical insurance. The reason for this is that ALDAGI BCI, the insurance company has 350, 000 GEL in debt to the Medical Centre. |
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27 Nov. '08
Cancer Patients Can’t Afford Medical Treatment
 As a result of amendments to the healthcare system, so-called reforms, those suffering sick cancer are facing death. The formerly existing system of medical assistance for such patients envisaged that the government would offset 70% of the cost of treatment, which has now been canceled. Only several concrete programs will be funded by the state after the amendments planned in the Ministry of Healthcare. Co-financing program will still work for the patients over 60; as for younger people, they will not be able to involve this category and they will have to pay their treatment. According to official statistics, the number of such patients is just over one in three, 35 % of all Georgians. |
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3 Nov. '08
210 people were injected with measles vaccine at the policlinics # 26; 180 people were injected on the second day; 22 were injected on the third day and 6 more on the third… the number of people that were being vaccinated had been reduced each day. The reason for the changes was that TV has carried stories about the children who ended up in hospital after being vaccinated. Consequently, many people became afraid about the measles vaccine and did not trust that it was safe and they would not have complications themselves. |
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[11 Aug. '10] -
Soldier Injured in the August War can’t Receive Medical Treatment
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[1 Jul. '10] -
Woman Jumped Out of the Window of Ozurgeti Maternity House
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[25 Jun. '10] -
Nadia and Nana Kortanelis Still Live in Mental Hospital After Recovery
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[25 Jun. '10] -
The Human Rights Center Presented Report on the Mentally Disabled People
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[14 Jun. '10] -
A Man with an Amputated Leg Intends to cut off his Second Leg in Protest
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[7 Jun. '10] -
6-Year-Old Child Died of Rare Virus
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[28 May. '10] -
An Infant and Mother Are Captured in Maternity House # 5 for 7 Days Already
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[5 Feb. '10] -
The Life of 23-year-old Girl Is In Danger Because the Government Ceased Allowance on Her
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[23 Dec. '09] -
Echo of Explosion-Only Officials of “Sakpetkmretsvi” Are Detained So Far
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[16 Dec. '09] -
People in Gurjaani District Should Pay If They Call Doctor
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[30 Nov. '09] -
Personnel of Medical Center Request Rise in Salary
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[16 Nov. '09] -
“Transparency International - Georgia” Positively Assesses Cheap Insurance Program
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[28 Oct. '09] -
People Complain about Pollution and Noise of Factories
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[8 Oct. '09] -
Head of Sighnaghi Police Department Is Blamed for Supporting the Hospital Director Accused for Robbery
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[6 May. '09] -
There are 15 Injured in Republican Hospital
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[26 Mar. '09] -
Inmates of Ksani Jail Hospital Threat with Suicide in Protest
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[24 Mar. '09] -
The Personnel of Gurjaani Hospital Request Salary Arrears of January and February.
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[20 Mar. '09] -
Mother of Dead Patient Demands Punishment of the Doctor
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[20 Mar. '09] -
Doctors Intend Protest Demonstration
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[14 Jan. '09] -
The General Inspection of the Ministry of Healthcare Accused of Writing a False Conclusion
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[3 Dec. '08] -
Number Suffering from Cancer Increased in Sighnaghi
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[19 Nov. '08] -
Health Conditions of Gali District Inhabitants Near Crisis Level
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[27 Oct. '08] -
NGOs Criticize Activities of Sighnaghi First Medical Service
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[24 Oct. '08] -
Threat of ‘Safe Vaccine’ Vaccination Started in Akhaltsikhe too
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[24 Oct. '08] -
Immunization Inadmissible in case of Minor Health Problems
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[10 Oct. '08] -
Educational Suspended in Primary School at Gurjaani Gymnasium
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[26 Sep. '08] -
Inhabitants of Adigeni Municipality Drink Unsafe Water
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[4 Aug. '08] -
Cancer Patient Starts Hunger-Strike in front of the Georgian Ministry of Health
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[8 Jul. '08] -
Tbilisi Hospitals Violate Patients Rights
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[2 Jul. '08] -
Agency for Social Subsidies Block Assistance to Terminal Cancer Patient
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:: PHOTO REPORTAGES ::
:: Health ::
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Residents of Sakobo village in Sighnaghi district request to study the legality of expenditure of the grants allocated by the Dutch international organization.
30 Dec. '09
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 “Human Rights Centre” visits people with mental problems from time to time and writes about the difficult conditions of mental establishments. These photos demonstrates our last visit .We visited “Asatiani “ this time...
Articles:
3 Dec. '07
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 Old People’s Asylum, “Katarzisi”, is a very hospitable place. Contact with people and their attention is now very important for those who live in the asylum. They will gladly show off themselves, tell you old stories that inspire them up to now. They want to be remembered…
Articles:
Before They Went to Bed…a Story about Old People
3 Dec. '07
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