Georgian Helsinki Group

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The Georgian Helsinki Group was a Soviet-era human rights organization in Georgia that monitored government abuses and advocated for civil liberties in line with the Helsinki Accords.

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Label Occurrences
Georgian Helsinki Group canonical 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dissident organization
human rights organization
non-governmental organization
activity documenting human rights violations
preparing reports for international organizations
publicizing cases of political persecution
supporting dissidents
areaServed Georgia
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
surface form: Georgian SSR
basedOn Helsinki Accords
context Cold War
late Soviet period
country Georgia
Soviet Union
focus implementation of Helsinki Final Act in Georgia
rights of citizens in Georgia
hasGoal compliance of Soviet authorities with Helsinki Accords
protection of basic civil and political rights in Georgia
hasLanguage Georgian language
surface form: Georgian

Russian
ideology human rights advocacy
liberal democracy
inspiredBy Moscow Helsinki Group
surface form: Helsinki Watch movement

Moscow Helsinki Group
legalStatus illegal under Soviet law
unofficial organization
location Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
movement Soviet dissident movement
notableFor advocacy of civil liberties in Soviet Georgia
linking local abuses to international human rights norms
monitoring Soviet government abuses in Georgia
opposedBy Communist Party of the Soviet Union
KGB
Soviet state security organs
surface form: Soviet security services
opposes political repression
violations of civil rights
violations of human rights
partOf Moscow Helsinki Group
surface form: Helsinki human rights movement

network of Soviet Helsinki Groups
purpose advocating for civil liberties
defense of political prisoners
monitoring government abuses
promotion of freedom of assembly
promotion of freedom of expression
promotion of freedom of religion
subjectOf Soviet surveillance
political repression

Referenced by (3)

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Merab Kostava memberOf Georgian Helsinki Group
Merab Kostava coFounded Georgian Helsinki Group
Zviad Gamsakhurdia memberOf Georgian Helsinki Group