TBILISI, DFWatch — Two human rights groups in Georgia have opted out of a working group tasked with identifying political prisoners, because they believe there is too much time pressure to handle each case in a responsible way.
The working group for political
`TBILISI, DFWatch — A lawyers group warns about religious differences in a village in western Georgia.
The confrontation began on November 2 between Christian and Muslim Georgians in the village Nigvziani in the western part of the country.
Controversy erupted when
TBILISI, DFWatch — A lawyers group’s has won a lawsuit against the Georgian parliament.
Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) protested the law about operative investigations, which gave power to observe and participate in open and closed internet
TBILISI, DFWatch — Transparency International Georgia (TIG) predicts that the television environment will stay polarized.
Less than two weeks have passed since the election, and the political changes have already started to have an effect on the television environment.
TBILISI, DFWatch — During the election campaign in Georgia there were hidden political advertisements on TV.
This is the result of a study by the Human Rights Center in Tbilisi. The group have studied advertising clips and found examples of hidden commercials on TV
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian Young Lawyer’s Association (GYLA) and other non-governmental organizations have proposed to the parliament that Tamar Gurchiani should be the new public defender.
“We, the members of non-governmental organizations,
TBILISI, DFWatch — The largest Georgian union of civil society organizations is ready to offer advice and ideas to the new government.
The National Platform – which unites 106 civil society organizations – says it is ready to take part in democratic reforms and efforts
TBILISI, DFWatch — After a series of videos were released September 19, documenting torture of prisoners, more than 40 activists were put in administrative detention, an old Soviet-style form of punishment.
The finding is part of in a new study by three non-governmental
TBILISI, DFWatch – International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) is concerned about the increase in violent incidents and arrests possibly on political grounds.
After a prison abuse scandal shook Georgia last week, which led to society paying a lot of
TBILISI, DFWatch – According to a new survey, the confiscation of a Georgian TV company’s property was illegal.
Transparency International Georgia (TIG) is behind the new study, called Analysis of the ‘Pre-Election Process’. The report is based on a survey