This is Transparency International Georgia’s Spring 2013 Work Card. It gives a summary assessment of the key areas in the country that are of crucial importance to the development of a transparent, accountable and democratic state. The Work Card will

June 3, 2013 – Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) and Article 42 of the Constitution are nominating their candidates for the upcoming elections scheduled to take place on June 9 at the Conference of Judges of Georgia: For the membe

Hereby, we respond to the statements made by the Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Georgia on the possible maintenance of video archive, disclosing the details of private life and its use as essential evidence for investigation. We would like t

TO:  Georgia’s Minister of Interior, Mr. Irakli Gharibashvili   We would like to respond to your statement regarding the plan to destroy the archive of materials disclosing private life, made during your Brussels visit on May 29. In particu

According to the reports of May 29-31, 2013, the Russian occupation forces installed wire fences along the occupation line of Tskhinvali Region in the villages of Ditsi, Dvani and Perevi. Especially alarming are the acts of kidnapping and illega

TO: Prime Minister of Georgia, Bidzina Ivanishvili Minister of Internal Affairs, Irakli GharibashviliMinister of Justice, Tea TsulukianiChair of the Parliament, Davit UsupashviliChair of the Supreme Court, Konstantine Kublashvili   Government wi

According to the information released today, the Ministry of Interior of Georgia has charged two clerics participating in the May 17 incident on the Rustaveli Avenue. These persons are accused of unlawful infringement and obstruction of the righ

Government wiretapping has been a concern in Georgia for the past several years, as highlighted in our report on Freedom of Internet as well as the U.S. State Department’s Human Rights Report. Systematic, unchecked surveillance undermines media freed

On May 17, the state failed to secure the area designated for the pre-arranged rally on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. This is an infringement of the rally participants’ freedom of assembly and demonstration. The measures which

May 17 is the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), which has been officially recognized by the European Parliament and a number of countries of the world.This day is a form of protest against the practice of violation of huma