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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 ...

International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) has filed applications with the State Audit Office (SAO) and the Central Elections Commission (CEC), demanding that SAO launch a probe into a possible vote buying by the Georgian Dream ...

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 ...

International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) presents evaluation of Georgian electoral environment ahead of the parliamentary elections, based on the analysis of electoral legislation, election administration activities, political ...

International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) officially launched monitoring of the pre-election period for the 2016 parliamentary elections. On June 21, ISFED presented evaluation of electoral environment. The document summar ...

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 ...