For several years now, the civil society in Georgia has been speaking out about the problems related to secret wiretapping and surveillance and the urgency of reform in this area. About a year ago, the civil society representatives submitted a legisl
Yesterday, on May 10, after a prior announcement, Rustavi 2 talk-show “Different Accents” broadcasted secretly recorded phone conversations between government leaders, opposition politicians and businessmen. The dissemination of the recordings
At the meeting held with Mr. Dimitri Kumsishvili, the First Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, on April 16, an agreement was reached over the draft law on Postal Union with regard to the following: Licensing shall apply only to
Tbilisi, May 8, 2014 – A report released by NGO Transparfy rates the financial transparency of 169 think tanks operating in 47 countries. Based on the analysis of information on the funding of analytical non-governmental organizations, which the
The report published by Transparency International Georgia evaluates the implementation of the Visa liberalization Action Plan which was handed over to the Government of Georgia on 25 February 2013. The final report examines the monitoring results of
At the May 1 sitting of the Government of Georgia Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili made insulting statements towards activities of non-governmental organizations involved in This Affects You campaign. According to the Prime Minister, “the ve
We, the signatory organizations to this appeal, recognize the importance of adoption of the anti-discrimination legislation aimed at embedding high standards of human rights and democracy in Georgia. We appreciate the Georgian Government's efforts in
Under Parliamentary Rules of Procedure, no plenary sessions shall be held in the Parliament during a 1 month period prior to the local government elections. This means that hearing and adoption of regulations concerning secret surveillance may be pos
On April 28, Transparency International (TI) Georgia and partner organizations wrote an open letter to the Government (Prime Minister, Ministers of Economy and Sustainable Development, Finance and Justice) and Parliament (Chair of Parliament, Chair o
According to latest media reports, the National Security and Crisis Management Council proposed to create a temporary interagency task force in order to fulfil commitments under the national strategy of human rights protection, specifically, amendmen