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Located in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, Georgia borders Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan. After a civil war and authoritarian period following the fall of the USSR, the popular Rose Revolution of 2003 led to reforms, though continued use of violent measures against peaceful protestors and accusations of election fraud remain. The most pressing human rights issues concern conflict over the two de facto independent regions, Abkhazia and North Ossetia, with displacement from the most recent round of fighting leaving tens of thousands homeless and without access to key government services.
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72 Human development index55 Happy planet rankingOrganisations in Georgia
- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- Canadian International Development Agency
- CARE USA
- Children of Georgia
- Defence for Children International Netherlands
- EveryChild
- Georgia Today
- Georgian Lawyers Without Borders
- Global Campaign for Education
- Global Fund for Children
- Global March Against Child Labour
- Human Rights Information and Documentation Center
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- International Union of Children's Organizations
- NGO/UNICEF National Network for Children (Georgia)
- NGO/UNICEF Regional Network for Children in Central and Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States and Baltic States
- Public Health and Medicine Development Fund of Georgia
- SOS Children's Villages International
- The Office of the Public Defender of Georgia
- UNESCO
- UNICEF - Georgia
- War Child Holland
- Winrock International
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
- World Vision - Canada