Since remote antiquity nestled between the Black and Caspian
Seas on the majestic Caucasus mountain chain, the Republic of
Georgia today continues its centuries old relations with its
neighbors as it seeks to create new alliances. One of the 15
federated republics of the Soviet Union throughout most of the
twentieth century, Georgia declared its independence in 1991.
Its diverse population has since that event actively explored,
created and used the new electronic environment both to foster
their emerging democratic state and present themselves to the
world community. The sites listed in each category of this selective
portal page have been chosen for their utility in providing accurate
narrative (either brief or extensive) information, as well as
directories, extensive portal pages and other resources concerning
all aspects of Georgian life and culture. Most originate within
the confines of the Republic itself. All are either English language
alone or bilingual, unless noted in an annotation which follows.
Many sites offer down- loadable Georgian fonts to make them easily
accessible. For a variety of reasons, the links to Georgia and
the NIS countries in general often are inactive; we recommend
that you try again, should you not be successful in connecting.
For Library of Congress contact information and research and
bibliographic materials on Georgia, consult the Georgia
Country page of the Near East Section of the African and
Middle Eastern Division. See also the Library's
online catalog for books, and materials in other formats
held by the Library and the Library's Thomas
Legislative Information page for legislative materials, bills,
hearings, acts, etc.) on relations between the United States
and the Republic of. Finally, see also An
illustrated chapter on the Georgian collections for an illustrated,
historical analysis.
About
Georgia (http://members.tripod.com/ggdavid/georgia/index.htm)
This private, English language site constructed by David Mchedlishvili, who works
at the National Parliamentary Library, offers lively and accessible narratives,
graphics, and digitized sound recordings about a wide range of subjects relating
to Georgia.
Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
‘Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to
promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international standards.' The English language homepage
provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the
globe.
AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
"Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers
in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe. Over
95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers
from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them."
Derechos Cafe - A Human Rights Hangout (http://www.derechos.net)
Offers documents, web links arranged by region and country, news reports as well
as a directory of human rights organizations.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp)
Searching this comprehensive English language ethnological site by country name
will yield lists and articles of the languages and linguistic groups spoken and
read in it.
Georgia--A Country Study. (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/getoc.html)
The Country Study for Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan was produced in 1994 by
the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. This web page provides
the extensive narrative sections relating to Georgia through the early days of
independence.
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (http://www.gipa.ge)
This bilingual (English and Georgian) site represents an ‘educational institute
that creates professionals and leaders by providing knowledge and skills based
on the values of liberal democracy ...The Mission of the Georgian Institute of
Public Affairs is to assist Georgia in its transition to a democratic state,
based on the market economy, civil society and liberal values; to participate
in building the Georgian nation and society as an independent, free, modern nation,
rooted in Georgian traditions and governed by the open and transparent rule of
law.'
Georgian Patriarchate Charitable Foundation (http://www.lazarus.org.ge)
‘Lazarus is the charity centre of the Georgian Orthodox Patriarchate and
the implementing agency for its humanitarian assistance programs. It is a non-governmental
and not-for-profit organization. Its aim is to co-ordinate contributions of humanitarian
aid from both local and international donors and ensure that assistance reaches
beneficiaries directly and effectively.' Though not updated regularly,
this English language site describes the charitable activities of the Georgian
Patriarchate and provides relevant contact information.
Global IDP Project (http://www.db.idpproject.org)
"Raising awareness on the plight of people internally displaced by conflict."
HR (Web Page on Human Rights
in Georgia) (http://www.humanrights.ge/eng/index.shtml)
Bilingual (English and Georgian) page on human rights conditions in Georgia provides
reports, bulletins, news and contact information.
Horizonti, the Foundation for the Third Sector
(Tbilisi) (http://www.horizonti.org)
‘Horizonti, The Foundation for the Third Sector, is a Georgian not-for-profit,
non-political, non-governmental organization dedicated to supporting the development
of a civil society in Georgia, where the Third Sector will be a necessary and
sustainable component effective at identifying and solving problems facing communities.' Its
English language homepage offers extensive narratives about its programs along
with news, lists of videos and publications, grants information, and other materials
related to its mission.
Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/)
"Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported
by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide." Search
its records for reports on the human rights records, abuses, etc. of any given
country.
Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/)
Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported
by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. Type in
the name of the country in which you are interested to retrieve numerous reports
about human rights conditions in it.
IMF -- International Monetary Fund Home Page (http://www.imf.org)
The IMF is an "organization of 183 member countries, established to promote
international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange;
to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary
financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment." A
search by country will yield reports on the IMF's initiatives and programs
in it.
INCORE: Conflict
Data Service: Regional Internet Guides (http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html)
Founded in 1993, INCORE (Initiative in Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity) offers
a number of publications and services, including internet guides to particular
countries involved in conflict. "Each guide lists sources which have unique,
relevant and preferably substantive content relating to ethnicity and/or conflict
in the country/region concerned."
International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on
the current humanitarian initiatives of this organization in any given country.
International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (http://www.isfed.ge/)
This bilingual (English and Georgian) site describes the efforts of the International
Society for Fair Elections and Democracy to create fair and democratic elections
within Georgia. Reports, project descriptions and a narrative about the organization
are provided.
Internews Georgia (http://www.internews.org.ge)
Trilingual (English, Georgia, and Russian) site dedicated to all aspects of media
in Georgia and the growth of independent journalism in that country. Included
are up-to-the-minute print news reports and basic information on all media in
the Republic.
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford,
U.K., this site may be searched for articles in the journal concerning a particular
country.
Minority Web (Georgia) (http://minority.iatp.org.ge)
This independent site dedicated to timely news reports on minority issues in
Georgia is funded by Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State
Department and by IREX (International Research and Exchange Board).
Questia - The Online Library of Books
and Journals (http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp)
From Questia Media America, Inc. for academics, students, librarians, publishers
and a wide variety of researchers, 'Questia is the first online library that
provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal
articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles.
You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal articles in
the collection.' A search under country name yields a wide variety of bibliographic
citations. Full text is often available to subscribers.
UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for
Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
"UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems
affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes
to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (http://www.unicef.org/)
"Works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection,
guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child." Site offers reports
and information about the status and living situations of children in many countries.
United Nations ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/)
"ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)... serving the information needs of the humanitarian
relief community" Offers news updates to crisis situations around the world
and includes information about refugee camps and other relief efforts.
United States Committee for Refugees
(USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/index.cfm)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN's initiative to aid refugees, the
USCR's site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and
from the various countries of the world.
United States. Agency for International Development.
Development Experience Clearinghouse
(DEC) (http://www.dec.org/)
"The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen USAID's development projects,
activities, and programs by making ... development experience documents available
to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and research institutions,
developing countries, and the public worldwide."
United States. Department of
State Report on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/)
This web site lists the reports for 1999-2001
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