The Second Commission for Selecting the Georgian nominees for European Court of Human Rights Judgeship in 2017 again failed to ensure fair and transpa
The Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary responds to the selection process of the Georgian candidate for the European Court of Human Rights. The Coalition believes that the results of this competition were not fair, do not allow real c ...
The Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary addresses the renewed High Council of Justice
The High Council of Justice will hold its first meeting with its renewed composition on July 3. On June 21, the term of 8 members of the HCOJ expired. To hold the vacant positions the parliament of Georgia selected 4 non-judge members, from a ...
Georgian Civil Organizations Address Federica Mogherini, MEPs and the U.S. State Department
We are sending this message on behalf of 32 civil society originations to alert you on some very damaging actions by the ruling political party in Georgia, which does adversely affect the quality of democracy in the country and is a dangerous ...
NGOs' joint opinion on the amendments to the Organic Law - Election Code of Georgia
On June 5, the Parliament of Georgia registered the draft law, which envisages the amendments to the Organic Law - "Election Code of Georgia". Among the amendments, we positively evaluate the regulations, which simplify the registration ...
The Ruling Party’s Decision about the Election System is Unacceptable
On June 19, the ruling party unveiled its decision to keep the mixed election system for the 2020 parliamentary elections and to replace it with a fully proportional election system for the 2024 elections. In addition, according to representat ...
Recommendations for Improving Electoral Environment Ahead Of the Local Self-Government Elections
Many new regulations have been introduced in the electoral legislation since 2011, after the Parliament of Georgia adopted the new Election Code. Although a number of legal gaps have been remedied as a result, certain problematic issues remain as ...
ორგანიზაციები საზოგადოებრივ მაუწყებელზე წითელი ზონასა და ინტერVIEW-ს დახურვის ფაქტებს ეხმიანებიან
ხელმომწერი საზოგადოებრივი ორგანიზაციები ვეხმიანებით საზოგადოებრივი მაუწყებლის მიერ 13 ივნისს გავრცელებულ განცხადებას, რომელიც მიმდინარე წლის ივლისის თვიდან და საზოგადოებრივ მაუწყებელზე სატელევიზიო პროექტების - „წითელი ზონა“ და„ინტერVIEW“ დახუ ...