The organizers of the "Tbilisi Pride" week appealed to the government from the parliament to take measures to protect their rights and safety during the "Pride" week

The organizers of the Tbilisi Pride Week appealed to the authorities from the Parliament to take measures to protect their rights and safety during the Pride Week. The organizers held a special briefing in the parliament, together with representatives of human rights organizations and opposition MPs.

In addition, MPs Khatuna Samnidze and Ana Tsitlidze appealed to the Chairman of the Human Rights Committee to schedule a meeting of the Committee, where the Minister of Internal Affairs Vakhtang Gomelauri will answer questions about the safe conduct of the Pride.

"I would like this week to be peaceful - as befits a European country, where human rights are protected, where everyone is equal before the law and everyone has equal constitutional rights. Unfortunately, we hear serious threatening texts and calls for violence by certain groups. In this condition, we have summoned Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri to the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee to answer all questions and to guarantee that the Pride Week will be held in such a way that the rights of every human being will be protected. The Minister is obliged to come to the parliament and answer the questions", - Khatuna Samnidze said.

According to the organizers of "Tbilisi Pride", the state is obliged to ensure the exercise of the right protected by the Constitution. They hoped that they will be able to Pride Week peacefully.

"The state must give us very clear safety guarantees. The march will be peaceful and the safety of the peaceful march must be ensured by the state. The anti-discrimination law was adopted under the rule of the Georgian Dream and they must implement what is written in this law", - said Ninia Kakabadze, a member of the Tbilisi Pride board.