In the past several days, NGOs called for the resignation of the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Minister of Justice, and the Chief Prosecutor of Georgia, together with other demands.In response to this demand, yesterday, on September 20, the
Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) will provide a free workspace to members of the international press covering Georgia’s parliamentary elections on October 1st, and invites all international journalists, visiting or locally based
We would like to respond to the statement made by the President of Georgia on September 19, regarding the video evidence of torture and inhuman treatment of prisoners in Georgian penitentiary institutions. According to the president’s statement
The signatory NGOs condemn the practice of torture and inhuman treatment in the prison system, and demand an immediate investigation into this problem by the political authorities. The recently uncovered video material is only one specific example of
TI Georgia has developed a new wiki website: www.transparency.ge/candidates which serves as a space for Georgian citizens to learn more about politicians running against each other for 73 majoritarian seats in Parliament at the beginning of October.
About an hour ago TV9 reported a new and very disturbing piece of footage which shows inmates being tortured in Gldani Prison #8. Transparency International Georgia condemns this act, and expresses its extreme indignation over this shocking piece of
Transparency International Georgia expresses its concern about video footage which emerged on the internet on September 18, 2012, which shows prisoners being tortured. From the footage it is clear that some Georgian as well as international norms hav
For immediate releaseTbilisi, September 12, 2012 - Transparency International Georgia has identified several worrying trends in the pre-election environment in Georgia, documented in a new report released today. The period under review is October 201
This is the English translation of a statement made by the This Affects You Too group on September 7. We, the organizations participating in This Affects You Too campaign, are responding to official statements of the Ambassadorial Working Gr
Ahead of the October 1 Parliamentary elections, campaigning is not only underway within Georgia. In recent months, opposition leader