EMC, Green Alternative and GYLA respond to a crisis existing in Shukruti and Itkhvisi
Tbilisi. Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC) releases a joint statement, through which the organizations respond to a crisis existing in Shukruti and Itkhvisi.
“Confrontation of locals with “Georgian Manganese LLC” in the Shukruti village of Chiatura Municipality has resumed. The mine was also blocked on February 23 in the village of Itkhvisi, where locals, like those from Shukruti, link damage to their homes, ancillary buildings and agricultural lands to functioning of the mine and demand compensation of suffered loss from Georgian Manganese. In the current circumstance, it is important for the state to realize the crisis that exists in both Shukruti and Itkhvisi, take an active role and eliminate the social and environmental disaster, which the local population remains vulnerable to”, - is stated on the website of the organization.
Source: gyla.ge
