On January 20, 2015, Georgian Democracy Initiative held a training on the topic of “Equality and freedom” for high school students in Dmanisi. The training aimed at raising consciousness of the essence of freedom and equality in young people.
The training was held in the framework of the project “Improving tolerance, religious freedom and human rights in Georgia” which is being implemented with the funding of the Human Rights Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The training was led by a specialist of human rights law, Giorgi Mshvenieradze.
The main part of the discussion was devoted to the situation in the country in terms of equality, prohibition of discrimination, and the significance of the principle of equality. The training participants also discussed the stereotypes existing in society, positive and negative examples of the relationship between the society and the individual, etc.
The training was held in the Dmanisi Youth Center and involved 10-12th grade students of public schools no. 1, 2, and 3 of Dmanisi and the public school of the village of Didi Dmanisi.
