TBILISI, August 3 – A coalition of Georgian civil society groups has accused the authorities of using hate speech laws to punish political criticism that does not call for violence or target protected groups. The Georgian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum said on Monday that citizens and journalists had in several … 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
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s National Platform, an umbrella organization for more than 100 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), has a new chairman: Kakha Gogolashvili, director of European Research Center.
He replaces Lasha Tughushi,
TBILISI, DFWatch — The largest Georgian union of civil society organizations December 24 met to discuss the role of civil society, and their activities and future plans.
The National Platform, as the union is called, has been joined by 106 civil society 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