International Assistance to Georgian Political Parties
International Assistance to Georgian Political Parties
Statement concerning the case of Rustavi 2
Signatory organizations responding to the information published by Rustavi 2, concerning the Georgian government’s request submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to abolish the interim measure issued on Rustavi 2 case and to transfer ...
The rule of public funding distribution among political parties has worsened again
On April 18, the Parliament of Georgia (77 votes for and one against) adopted new amendments to the law “on Political Unions of Citizens”. According to these amendments, a status of qualified party and respective public funding will be given to a par ...
Statement by Non-Governmental Organizations on the Case of Salome Tatishvili
We, the undersigned organizations, make this statement in response to the case of Salome Tatishvili who was killed on a ski run in Gudauri on 10 January 2016. As it is commonly known, Salome Tatishvili, 12, was descending the ski run when a young man ...
The coalition proposes legislative amendments for reforming the High School of Justice and the institution of court chairs
The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary has submitted two additional legislative proposals to the Parliament of Georgia that involve strengthening the independence of the High School of Justice and changing the role of court chairs ...
Joint Statement of No to Phobia Civil Platform and the Coalition for Equality about Attack on Black Students
The attack on black students in the evening of April 8 in Dighmis Masivi is extremely alarming. Video of the event shows racist statements and motives of attackers. Together with recently identified other crimes motivated by intolerance, this inciden ...
Coalition for Euro-Atlantic Georgia endorses Step Towards a Better Future peace initiative
The Coalition for Euro-Atlantic Georgia welcomes and supports the Georgian Government's peace initiative – Step Towards a Better Future, elaborated with participation of the public, and the corresponding package of legislative amendments as a whole. ...
Xenophobic Property Rights
In 2013, population of Ditsi did not allow Indian businessmen to plant saplings on the village territory. As stated by one of the locals “they have seized our plots... Indians are here... We stopped them, this land belongs to our children, our v ...