The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary assesses the judicial selection competition announced by High Council of Justice to fill 65 vacant positions. By now the interviews of all candidates have been completed. The Cou ...
The Parliament of Georgia is fast-tracking government-initiated draft amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code. The objective of the amendments is to address the deficiencies detected in practice and to bring the legislation in line with inte ...
The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary believes that the defendant’s right to privacy was violated in the process of hearing Magda Papidze’s case in court. The Prosecution’s violation of the right to privacy was especially ...
The signatory organizations disapprove of Maestro TV’s refusal to air a public service announcement produced by Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association to raise public awareness about dangers of early marriage. Maestro TV’s refusal may have ...
This Affects You Too campaign issues this statement in reaction to delays in the process of initiation of bills for reforming the system of secret surveillance/wiretapping. We’d like to first explain the principle that the campaign relied on for choo ...
ISFED issues this statement in reaction to the demonstration scheduled to be held on June 17 by the White Noise Movement against oppressive drug policy. We believe that concerns raised by the White Noise Movement in connection to the st ...
Post-election monitoring for the May 22 local self-government elections uncovered a number of deficiencies in complaints process in district electoral commissions (DECs) and in courts. DECs dealt with complaints that sought disciplinary liability ...
On June 10, the Tbilisi Court of Appeals upheld the judgment of the Tbilisi City Court in the case of the Rustavi 2 TV station. By the decision of the panel of judges, 100% of the stake in Rustavi 2 remained the property of Kibar Khalvas ...