Statements
September 24, 2014
According to the information provided, employment of total of 155 people was terminated in Tbilisi City Gall during the period from August 1, 2014 through September 7, 2014, including 115 resigned for personal reasons, 32 dismissed for expiration of contract, 5 dismissed for disciplinary liability and 3 based on other grounds.
September 24, 2014
The below signatory organizations would like to reiterate our concern over the acts of intolerance related to the opening of a boarding school for Muslim students in Kobuleti. We also urge the authorities to take immediate and effective measures for restoring rights for the Muslim community, including right to religion and education.
September 19, 2014
The public has recently been witness to a conflict between two branches of the government. This conflict is undermining the Constitution and preventing the President from fulfilling his role as it is defined therein. Moreover, it illustrates the emergence of informal governance whereby a private citizen is able to exert undue influence on government.
September 12, 2014
With this statement we react to reports of recent illegal dismissals of public servants from Tbilisi City Hall and pressure to force them leave their jobs. As they have themselves reported, since early August 2014, together with other employees of Tbilisi City Hall they have been constantly subjected to pressure to force them into “willingly” leaving their jobs.
September 5, 2014
Recent media reports of murders and crimes have caused great public concern, suggesting that the crime rate is on the rise.
August 8, 2014
Today is the 6th anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war in 2008, one of the most tragic events in the recent history of Georgia. We honor the memory of the soldiers who defended their country’s independence at the cost of their lives.
August 1, 2014
We would like to respond to the decision by the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office to bring criminal charges against the former president of Georgia and other high-ranking officials.
July 8, 2014
According to media reports, Chorbishop of Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia Jakob (Konstantine Iakobashvili) made illegal political calls during Sunday sermon containing signs of pre-election campaign.
July 7, 2014
Regrettably, individual members of the CEC have expressed their concern over monitoring organizations being “incompetent”. Instead of discussing actual problems, the CEC attempted divert the attention from important problems detected in the work of the election administration by criticizing monitoring organizations.
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