Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary reacts to the processes of selection and appointment of judges held in July 2015, which were marked with low degree of transparency and openness. On July 20 the process of interviewing ju
On August 11, upon request of Rustavi 2’s former owner Kibar Khalvashi and his company Panorama LLC, Tbilisi City Court ordered freeze on the assets of TV company Rustavi 2 and restricted some of the functions of its director and stakeh
The fight against corruption plays a pivotal role in global as well as national development strategies. Public officials, who abuse their office for private gain, not only hamper the proper functioning of public administration, but also e
On July 19, 2015, the Tbilisi City Court announced its decision in the case of 10 individuals detained during a rally with the slogan ‘No to Panorama’, which had been held in front of the building of the Tbilisi City Council. The interests of t
The legislation on whistleblower protection exists in Georgia since 2009. However, both the existing legislative framework and its enforcement are lackluster. These shortcomings became even more salient in March 2015, when Ruslan Baziashvili, a polic
This study describes the audit reports, prepared by the State Audit Office in 2013-2015. These reports identified some criminal actions. The State Audit Office provided the reports and its findings to the law enforcement agencies for further action.
We, the signatory organizations, assess the developments that took place before the planned ‘Stop Russia’ rally in front of the Government Chancellery on July 18 as unjustified interference with the right to assembly and expression. The right t
On 7 July 2015 Venice Commission, Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE) and OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) issued a preliminary joint opinion on the draft amendments to the Law on Prosecutor’
On the 10th of July 2015, near the village of Orchosani and the territory of Tsitelubani-Khurvaleti, Russian occupation forces shifted the border of South Ossetia by several hundred meters into Georgian-controlled territory, alarming Georgia’s
Excessive concentration of power in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has always been subject to criticism. A comprehensive reform and depoliticizing of the Ministry was one of the election promises of the Georgian Dream. In the beginning of 201