{"id":10633,"date":"2022-03-04T07:46:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T07:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/?post_type=news_p_type&p=10633"},"modified":"2022-03-04T07:46:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T07:46:05","slug":"statement-we-stand-with-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"news_p_type","link":"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/en\/news\/statement-we-stand-with-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement: We stand with Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

We, the undersigned civil society organizations from Georgia and Ukraine, believe that Russia’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine represents an unprovoked and unjustified aggression against a sovereign state, and is an attempt to dismantle European and Global Security architecture, which requires the strongest possible response of the international community. Ukraine today demonstrates a remarkable example of courage fighting with one of the most powerful military machines in the World, and it is the duty of the Democratic world, to stand up for Ukraine in this uneven battle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Georgia has also fallen a victim of Russian aggression in 2008, and Putin\u2019s regime largely got away with it. What we witness today, is to a large extent, a result of that very lenience of the West back then. The Democratic World cannot afford making the same mistake again and it should adequately respond to this flagrant aggression in the heart of Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We, Georgian and Ukrainian civil society representatives, would like to call on the Civil Society representatives globally, to join our address to all governments of the World to respond in a strict, unified and a forceful way to this brazen and criminal act of Russia. In the circumstances when innocent lives are being lost and infrastructure and economy of the country is being destroyed there is no time for half-measures. The Putin\u2019s regime should pay a severe price for these crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Therefore, we call on the governments of the democratic world to:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Impose strongest possible measures against Russian Federation, with the aim to force it to cease military actions as soon as possible<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Continue increasing defense capabilities of Ukraine, including providing anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense systems, and ensuring Ukraine\u2019s air defense through other means, including establishing and enforcing no-fly zones above certain parts of Ukrainian territory under Kiev’s control as requested by President Zelenskyy<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Provide financial and humanitarian support to the people of Ukraine, inside and outside the country<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Enact welcoming conditions to refugees from Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    We believe that Ukraine is fighting this war for the whole continent and the democratic world, and it is our duty to show support to the heroic people of Ukraine. The time to act is now!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \u0421\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456!<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia)<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Open Society Georgia Foundation (OSGF)<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Institute for Democracy and Safe Development (IDSD)<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Society and Banks<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Georgian Farmers Association<\/span><\/li>\n
    6. Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC)<\/span><\/li>\n
    7. Green Alternative<\/span><\/li>\n
    8. Atlantic Council of Georgia<\/span><\/li>\n
    9. Media Development Foundation (MDF)<\/span><\/li>\n
    10. Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS)<\/span><\/li>\n
    11. Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA)<\/span><\/li>\n
    12. International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED)<\/span><\/li>\n
    13. Sapari<\/span><\/li>\n
    14. In Depth Reporting and Economic analysis Center<\/span><\/li>\n
    15. Governance Monitoring Centre (GMC)<\/span><\/li>\n
    16. Pen Georgia<\/span><\/li>\n
    17. Europe Foundation<\/span><\/li>\n
    18. Georgian Democracy Initiative (GDI)<\/span><\/li>\n
    19. World Experience for Georgia (WEG)<\/span><\/li>\n
    20. Human Rights Center (HRC)<\/span><\/li>\n
    21. Empathy<\/span><\/li>\n
    22. United Nations Association of Georgia (UNAG)<\/span><\/li>\n
    23. Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    24. Leberal Academy\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    25. Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI)<\/span><\/li>\n
    26. The Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics<\/span><\/li>\n
    27. Rights Georgia<\/span><\/li>\n
    28. Georgian Media Club\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    29. Coalition for Local Self-Government and Democracy<\/span><\/li>\n
    30. International Center for Civic Culture\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    31. Center of Local Democracy Network<\/span><\/li>\n
    32. International Association Civitas Georgica\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    33. Management systems\u2019 development center\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    34. Journalism Resource Center \u2013 JRC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    35. \u00a0Gori Information Centre\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    36. Union of Democrat Meskhs \u2013 UDM\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    37. Independent Journalists’ House\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    38. Democratic Development Union of Georgia<\/span><\/li>\n
    39. Transparency International Ukraine (TI Ukraine)<\/span><\/li>\n
    40. East Europe Foundation (EEF) Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n
    41. Centre for Innovation Development (CID) Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n
    42. Center for Sustainable Development Initiatives – CSDI<\/span><\/li>\n
    43. All-Ukrainian Association of Organizations for People with Disabilities \u201cThe league of the strong\u201d (\u00abThe League of the strong\u00bb)<\/span><\/li>\n
    44. CO “CF “Caritas-Kyiv”<\/span><\/li>\n
    45. Centre of United Actions (Centre UA)<\/span><\/li>\n
    46. Center civil initiatives TIRA<\/span><\/li>\n
    47. Social sinergy NGO<\/span><\/li>\n
    48. All-Ukrainian NGO Coalition for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NGO Coalition)<\/span><\/li>\n
    49. Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities “Djerela” (“Djerela” Association)<\/span><\/li>\n
    50. Charitable Organization “100 % of life. Kyiv region”<\/span><\/li>\n
    51. Charitable Organization “School-Steps”<\/span><\/li>\n
    52. Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health<\/span><\/li>\n
    53. Health Right International<\/span><\/li>\n
    54. Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law<\/span><\/li>\n
    55. Public Organization \u201c<\/span>Social Synergy<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
    56. \u00a0Public Organization \u201c<\/span>Ukrainian Child Rights Network<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
    57. Public Organization \u201c<\/span>Family for Persons with Disability<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
    58. ICO CF SOS Children’s Villages International Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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