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We the undersigned organizations consider the investigation of the incident in Kortskheli as ineffective and call on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia to take adequate and timely steps in order to br ...

The third reading of the Third Wave Judicial Reform bill was on the agenda of the May 25-27 plenary sessions at the Parliament of Georgia.  However, once again the Parliament delayed considerations of the draft amendments.  ...

Members of the CSO platform No to Phobia! express our concern about actions of recent aggressive ultra-nationalistic groups, indirectly encouraged by inadequate actions of law enforcement bodies or their complete indifference towards hate crim ...

We the below signatories issue this statement in response to homophobic crime sure against members and activists of LGBT community, and urge the state to take immediate and effective measures to prevent homophobic crimes and ensure safe and pe ...

Physical violence broke out in Zugdidi during the Sakrebulo by-election of May 22.  Several members of the United National Movement were injured as verified by the Media reports. Violence escalated nearby #53 polling st ...

International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) monitored Sakrebulo by-elections on May 22, 2016, by means of 29 short-term observers, 7 district observers and mobile teams.  ISFED did not find any signif ...

On May 16, 2016, Tbilisi City Court found five high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defense guilty in the so-called “cable case” and sentenced them to seven years of imprisonment. The substantiated judgment of the Court is currently unavai ...

The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary is deeply concerned by the legislative amendments on Constitutional Court adopted by the Parliament.  The Coalition considers that the decision of the Parliament is dire ...