Tina Khidasheli is participating in the annual OSCE conference taking place in Warsaw. She addresses the participants in „Responding to “Foreign Agents” Legislation to Support Civil Society Resilience” session .
“The fundamental freedoms of peaceful assembly, association and expression are under increasing threat in many parts of the OSCE region. Governments across the region are introducing so- called “foreign agents” legislation (sometimes referred to as “foreign influence” or “sovereignty protection” laws) under the guise of transparency measures, which is often used instead to unduly restrict civil society activity. This legislation often arises in tandem with laws restricting media freedom, and other efforts to constrict and control civic space.”
Her purpose is to present its vision to the OSCE member states to identify concrete measures participating States, international organizations, and local civil society can take to address and mitigate the detrimental effects of these laws.
Event support & organizers: United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, Canada, Republic of Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, Estonia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Norway, Finland and Poland
