Tbilisi. NGOs have released the statement concerning the May 17 rally. "The state has failed to secure holding of the planned rally on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on May 17, thus infringing upon the freedom of assembly and manifestation in respect of the rally participants," – says the statement of NGOs.The statement is signed by Transparency International – Georgia, Georgian Democratic Initiative (GDI), Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC), Georgian Young Lawyers' Association, Article 42 of the Constitution of Georgia and the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED).

Source: page of the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC) in the social network.Sector – human rights.