TBILISI, DFWatch–According to a new study by Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), the changes in the judiciary system after the October 1, 2012, parliamentary election have been positive.
IDFI writes that 140 million lari (USD 85 million)
TBILISI, DFWatch–Transparency International Georgia (TIG) criticizes the process to privatize state property for not being sufficiently transparent, saying this may allow for corrupt deals.
According to TIG, information from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has one of the lowest rates of bribery among the 107 countries included on the Global Corruption Barometer survey, but 51% think the courts are extremely or very corrupt.
Georgians still perceive the judiciary, the media and parliament as
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government has allocated up to GEL 200 million for the Georgian Orthodox Church over the last 11 year, according to Transparency International Georgia (TIG).
The group has requested information about the funding by central and local
TBILISI, DFWatch–Groups in Georgia call on the government to settle the religious conflict in a Kakheti village and ensure the safety of Muslims.
The groups are backed up by the Public Defender in their call for Interior Minister Irakli Gharibashvili to take immediate action to avoid
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) claims that there is no legal act that regulates the procedures for awarding bonuses within state agencies.
GYLA has studied data from Georgian ministries, the government chancellery, the presidential
TBILISI, DFWatch–A new report about the political polls in 2012 warns of a dangerous trend if last year’s polls continue this year ahead of the presidential election in October.
The report Making Public Polling Matter found that the results of last year’s polls
TBILISI, DFWatch–Despite the phasing out of bonuses, the income of members of parliament has not decreased significantly.
According to data published by Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), even though the parliament elected in October 2012
TBILISI, DFWatch–About 15 000 persons have signed a petition that asks to punish those who committed violence on May 17.
After clerics and parishioners attacked a peaceful demonstration by LGBT persons and their supporters on May 17 to mark the International Day
TBILISI, DFWatch–Amnesty International says the police in Georgia failed to protect demonstrators from aggression on May 17.
The human rights group which has more than 3 million supporters worldwide believes that the police failed to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual,