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September 26, 2018
International Shelter City Workshop in Tbilisi
From 24th September to 26th Septermber 2018 we held the first International Shelter City Workshop in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The three-day workshop was organized with the participation of Shelter City Tbilisi, CPD and Truth Hounds. It was also supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The theme of the workshop was “Towards a greater security for human rights defenders”. During the three days, the participants exchanged expertise, discussed on challenges and worked towards an international relocation network for human rights defenders.
The workshop brought together experts on human rights, city-based relocation, security and protection of human rights defenders, government authorities and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Among the participants there were also representatives of Shelter City Nijmegen, Shelter City Utrecht, Shelter City Tanzania, Shelter City Costa Rica and Shelter City Tbilisi.