A group of independent lawyers and legal experts has submitted a draft resolution in the parliament of Georgia in which they ask for condemnation of what they dub as “clan-based” management of the country’s judiciary. “Through a special decree, the Parliament should create a commission to probe the state of judiciary, which shall include the … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s largest NGOs suspect that the government is masterminding a smear campaign against them using internet trolls. “These dull caricatures with their Facebook pages have been created specifically to target us. Since the election campaign, up to 20 such pages have been created,” Eka Gigauri, head of Transparency International Georgia, said on Wednesday. “All … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s largest NGO coalition proposes an overhaul of the existing system for selecting a chief prosecutor in order to minimize the risk that one party takes the decision unilaterally.
The proposed bill comes in the wake of a two-week-long series of rallies in Tbilisi
We would like to respond to the statements related to the selection of Georgian Public Defender and call on the Parliament of Georgia to ensure civil society participation in the process of selecting the main human rights defender of the country. It is well-known to everyone that according to legislation, a Public Defender may be … Read more
Open Society Foundations criticizes the Hungarian government and accuses it of trying to silence academic freedom by proposing a law against internationally funded NGOs, which will make it ‘impossible’ for the Central European University in Budapest to operate.
Statement of Civil Society and Media organizations against alleged revocation of the status from the-now seven self-governing cities in Georgia
The twenty organizations behind the new coalition say their goal is ‘to build a free and independent state, with effective democratic institutions, based on full respect for human rights and freedoms.’
Presenting the initiative at a press conference in Tbilisi on Monday, and in
The Other Space Foundation and DF Watch invite journalists to participate in the contest ‘Leaders of Participation’ for the best journalistic work about participatory budgeting in the context of participatory democracy in Georgia.
TBILISI, Georgia — Darina Eradze was just eleven-years-old when her mother had no other choice but to place her in care. After years of living with a father with psychological problems, Darina says that her older brother and herself were beaten on an almost daily basis. Things became even worse when after putting their house down as collateral for a business loan, he lost it and the family was evicted. Her father would sleep in parks while Darina and the rest of her family would seek out abandoned buildings.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Eight non-governmental organizations in the Georgian capital ask the EU to specify exactly how to measure the reforms the country is carrying out after signing an association agreement with the EU in 2014.
The association agreement involves