We would like to react to dissemination of video images of torture on the Ukrainian web page, as well as to public demonstration of these videos in Tbilisi and Zugdidi. Images of human torture were disseminated on the Ukrainian web pag

  We, NGOs signatory to the statement, disapprove the ongoing process in the High Council of Justice relating to a non-competitive appointment of judges in the Appellate Court in a forced manner. We believe recent developments in the Council rai

  Three mobile groups of Transparency International Georgia monitored the parliamentary by-elections in Sagarejo and Martvili single-mandate districts. The observers visited most of precincts by 8 pm (closing time of precincts), but did not atte

  Wiretapped recordings of two phone conversations involving Georgia’s ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili were released by a Ukrainian website on October 29. One of these recordings is between Saakashvili and the head of Rustavi 2 TV Nika Gv

  We, the undersigned nongovernmental organizations, wish to bring attention of the Georgian public and the international community to the current situation in Georgia with regards to human rights protection, the rule of law and adherence to de

  The Interagency Coordination Council on Criminal Law Reform met on October 24th. At this meeting the Minister of Justice expressed Tea Tsulukiani concerns about Transparency International (TI) Georgia and the Supreme Court of Georgia cooperati

  The September 2015 amendments to the Law on Prosecutor’s Office have changed procedures for the appointment of Prosecutor General.  The amendments introduced Prosecutorial Council consisting of 15 members including Minister of Just

  On 21 October, a few hours before another court hearing on the Rustavi-2 case, Rustavi 2 General Director Nika Gvaramia made a statement during his meeting with the representatives of the diplomatic corps and the NGO sector concerning alleged

  We would like to respond to the recent release of video footage depicting torture on a Ukrainian website. For years, torture and inhumane treatment of citizens by law enforcement and penitentiary authorities has been a severe and systemic prob

In April 2014, Transparency International (TI) Georgia presented a detailed study of the ownership of media outlets that have national coverage or reach a large segment of the population1. The report also discussed background, connections and corpora