Rusudan Gotsiridze
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Rusudan Gotsiridze (Georgian: რუსუდან გოცირიძე; born 8 February 1975) is a bishop of the Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia. She is a political activist for women's rights.[1][2] In 2014, Gotsiridze received the International Women of Courage Award.[3][4]
Gotsiridze was the first female Baptist bishop in Georgia.[5] She supports a policy of women's equality. Gotsiridze has spoken out against the use of physical force to harm women. She started a series of discussions between religious groups in order to prevent disagreements and to help minority religions.[6] She was also one of the first members of the religious community in Georgia to publicly support the rights of the LGBT community.[6] Gotsiridze spoke at the sixth United Nations Forum on Minority Issues about religious minorities in Georgia.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Stearns, Scott. "US Honors International Women of Courage".
- ↑ "Ukrainian Euromaidan volunteer receives State Department's International Women of Courage Award".
- ↑ "2014 International Women of Courage Award Winners - International Women of Courage Celebration". Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ↑ "Bios of 2014 Award Winners".
- ↑ "TEDx Tbilisi Talk: Rusudan Gotsiridze". GenEq Georgia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "AWIU » Introducing Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze of Georgia, a 2014 International Woman of Courage". AWIU. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Georgia: Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze speaks at the 6th UN Forum… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom". minorityvoices.org. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "2014 International Women of Courage Award Winners - International Women of Courage Celebration". Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-02-14.