Why we walked out: The reasoning behind TI Georgia, GYLA and ISFED's boycott of the MIA's torture video screening
In view of the high public interest, we find it necessary to explain the reasons behind our refusal to watch the images of torture and inhuman treatment shown at the Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday. Firstly, we acknowledge that in recent years
Charges should not have been dropped against Bedukadze
On 14 June 2013 the Tbilisi City court released Vladimer Bedukadze from criminal liability. This was based on the plea bargain agreement, "On Exclusive Cooperation," executed between the Chief Prosecutor of Georgia, Archil Kbilashvili, and Vladimer B
The Coalition calls on the parties not to interfere with conducting the conference of judges in a calm environment
The President of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Mr. Konstantine Kublashvili, has publicly stated that a concrete judge and a prosecutor met and talked about issues related to the planned conference of judges. In the view of the President of the Suprem
Parliament Should Have Arranged a public hearing for candidates of the High Council of Justice and the Disciplinary Panel
The Parliament of Georgia is scheduled to elect the non-judicial members of the High Council of Justice in a plenary session today. For the first time in Georgia’s judicial history there will be representatives of the civic society in the High Counci
Georgia’s E-procurement platform is one of the most transparent in the world but because of loopholes, too many contracts bypass the system
Tbilisi – June 14, 2013. The official electronic procurement system through which the government does its contracting is state of the art and among the most transparent and efficient systems in the world, a new report by Transparency Internatio
Appeal of NGOs to the Government of Georgia
On June 2, 2013, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, Transparency International Georgia, Article 42 of the Constitution, and the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center met with the local population of the villages
Parliament should have arranged a public hearing for candidates of the High Council of Justice and the Disciplinary Panel
The Parliament of Georgia is scheduled to elect the non-judicial members of the High Council of Justice in a plenary session today. For the first time in Georgia’s judicial history there will be representatives of the civic society in the High Counci
Nongovernmental organizations assess the 10th Judicial Conference held on June 9, 2013
Transparency International Georgia, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association, the Institute for the Development and Freedom of Information, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, Georgian Lawyers for an Independent Profession, and
Statement on the exit from the country by former First Deputy Interior Minister Gela Khvedelidze
The Chief Prosecutor of Georgia Archil Kbilashvili stated on live TV that the former First Deputy Interior Minister Gela Khvedelidze was abroad. On 15 May, 2013 the Tbilisi City Court released Gela Khvedelidze after he had paid a GEL 5,000 bail out a