Daily Archives: March 31, 2012

U.S. Ambassador to Georgia is confident in NDI’s polling methods

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TBILISI, DFWatch – The U.S. Embassy to Georgia has expressed its confidence in surveys done by the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute and says the polls are conducted professionally and are based on legitimate methodology. The […]

Little progress in talks in wake of Georgia-Russia war

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TBILISI, DFWatch – After the 19th round of the Geneva talks, Georgia hopes that Moscow, like Tbilisi, will commit to a non-use of force pledge; but such a pledge does not seem to be forthcoming. Regular talks have been held in Geneva since the Russia-Georgia war in August […]

Georgia wants a stop to heritage vandalism in Abkhazia

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TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian parliament asks the international community to react to intentional destruction of historical monuments on the territory of Georgia’s breakaway region Abkhazia. The Georgian legislative body calls for the international community to […]

Georgia’s refugees to be top priority for the ombudsman

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TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian Public Defender gives priority to the problems of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Giorgi Tughushi presented his annual report on human rights in Georgia, which in details describes problems faced in different areas, like the prison […]

Why Is Social Sensitivity Required for Judges

By | March 31st, 2012|Categories: Opinion|Tags: |

About a month ago Tbilisi Appellate Court delivered a judgment in a case involving a person with a disability, who was represented in court by Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association. The respondents were the legal entity of public law Social Service Agency at the Ministry […]