December 9 is the International Anti-Corruption Day. Georgia is known worldwide for its successful anti-corruption reforms,which it implemented years ago. As a result, low level corruption was eliminated. However, high-level corruption in Georgia has

The Coalition reacts to the November 1, 2023 decision of the High Council of Justice (HCoJ), by which Bolnisi District Court judge Nino Giorgadze was refused a life tenure appointment. The decision, Nino Giorgadze’s public statements, and major

Georgia awaits the European Commission's recommendation on granting it EU membership candidate status. We, the undersigned Georgian NGOs, share a common mission: to safeguard and advocate for the interests of Georgian citizens and to promote and

(17 June 2022 – 31 July 2023)IntroductionThe report is developed by Transparency International Georgia within the framework of the parliamentary monitoring project and it evaluates the performance of the Parliamentary Standing Council of Open G

The sanctions imposed by the U.S. on the Georgian judges, Mikheil Chinchaladze, Levan Murusidze, and Irakli Shengelia; a former judge, Valerian Tsertsvadze; and the former Chief Prosecutor, Otar Partskhaladze, have not been followed by effective step

The Georgian Parliament is in the midst of considering the impeachment of President Salome Zurabishvili. The proceedings have been set in motion by the ruling party, alleging that President Zurabishvili's meetings with high-ranking officials from

The Ministry of Education and Science has begun the process of selection of public school principals, which, in the opinion of TI Georgia, aims to select school principals based on political loyalty and possibly to use them for electoral purposes.The

Despite several waves of reforms carried out over the years, the Georgian judicial system still faces fundamental challenges and is experiencing a significant crisis of legitimacy and trust.The legislative changes carried out so far should be conside

IntroductionThe report developed by Transparency International Georgia within the framework of the parliamentary monitoring project evaluates the performance of the Gender Equality Council (hereafter – the Council) in the Parliament of 10th Con

On October 2, the majority MPs at the Parliament of Georgia submitted a draft law that is being considered in an accelerated manner. The proposed changes will put extreme restrictions on the freedom of assembly and expression guaranteed by the Consti