Tbilisi, Georgia – Transparency International Georgia, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy and the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association submitted 154 complaints and appeals to the electoral administration and courts before the 3

In 2005, Georgia passed a new Law on General Education that envisaged sweeping reforms to the way schools were run, decentralising the system. School boards of trustees were established with powers to appoint and dismiss school principals and formula

Tbilisi, Georgia – The Inter-Agency Task Force for Free and Fair Elections (IATF) was established on 13 April 2010. According to the authorities, IATF was formed in order to facilitate the conduct of the 30 May local elections in as transparent and f

Taxation – fundamental to state formation and the provision of state services – has long been an issue that has plagued Georgia. Before the Rose Revolution, there was widespread tax avoidance and evasion, reflecting state weakness and cor

Of the 1,193 persons held in preliminary detention, only one was able to exercise the constitutional right of voting in the local elections.Employees of penitentiary institutions voted in those institutions on the election day.On 30 May 2010, Transpa

On April 20 under the framework of the project “Monitoring Plea Bargaining in Georgia” Transparency International Georgia announced a competition for the best article on the topic of Plea Bargaining. The organization received 13 articles. The art

• Of the 1,184 persons held in preliminary detention, only one was able to exercise the constitutional right to vote in the local elections. • Employees of penitentiary institutions voted in these institutions on the election day. Transparency Intern

Tbilisi, Georgia: On 30 May 2010, Transparency International Georgia is monitoring voting by persons held in preliminary detention in five institutions located in different parts of the country: Gldani Prison #8 (where polling stations #113 and #114

Tbilisi, Georgia: Transparency International Georgia is monitoring the participation of individuals in preliminary detention in the 30 May 2010 Georgian local elections. The monitoring will be conducted in all facilities where, according to the Georg