On October 21-24 in Gudauri (Georgia) a conference “Human Rights and Establishment of Civil Society in the Countries of South Caucasus” was held. The event was organized by Yerevan Press Club, “Yeni Nesil” Journalists Union of Azerbaijan and “Black Sea Press” Association of Georgia under a joint project “Societies and Media of South Caucasus Countries: Search for Mutually Acceptable Solutions to Regional Problems”, supported by Cooperation Program in South Caucasus of Eurasia Foundation.

The conference brought together representatives of media and NGOs of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The participants discussed short documentaries on human rights practices in the three countries of South Caucasus. The results of quarterly reviews of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian newspapers were presented. The purpose of this nine-month cross country study was to reveal the degree and the nature of media coverage in each of the countries of events in the two neighboring ones. The conference and the findings of the project will be reflected in a documentary to be shown on TV air in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.