Tbilisi. The collection is designed for everyone who cherishes freedom, dignity, justice, human kindness, patriotism and democracy. “We have tried to offer reader a changing in time and varied picture of freedom, justice and democracy in Georgian thought”, - is stated in the introduction to the publication. There are people of different gender and age among authors who have been living in different epochs and have different socio-economic or political status. Viewpoints and forms of expression of authors are diverse. Any genre of text can be found in the collection. The collection has been published by the Civil Society Institute (CSI) within the framework of a project “Civil Society Development Initiative” and represents part of a large-scale campaign “ThisCountryIsYours”. The project “Civil Society Development Initiative” is financed by both the European Union and Konrad Adenauer Foundation. 

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Tbilisi. Following the appointment of Shalva Tadumadze, former Prosecutor General, as a judge of the Supreme Court, the Prosecutors’ Council is obliged to assign a new Prosecutor General. The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary releases a statement in this regard. 

“In order to have a high level of public confidence in the process, it is necessary that: the Prosecutors’ Council develop procedures and criteria for conducting competition, which, in turn, ensures more active involvement of civil/professional groups in the process of selection of candidates; in each decision taken in regard to selection - nomination of candidates, the Council justify that candidates meet criteria required to take a position of Prosecutor General; the ruling political party make sure the Prosecutor General is not selected on the grounds of narrow political interests of the party and the final decision made in parliament is based on a consensus among various political forces”, - is noted in the statement. 

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Source: https://idfi.ge

Tbilisi. Georgian Democracy Initiative has prepared a review of the situation in regard to human rights in Georgia. The review reflects how human rights have been protected in the country in 2019 and highlights main problems and challenges in this regard. The organization considers that their solution will play fundamental role in the future in terms of both defining a human rights policy and strengthening protection mechanisms against violations of human rights.

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Source: www.gdi.ge

Tbilisi. EU Delegation and the US Embassy in Georgia made a statement to Georgia regarding on-going events in Tbilisi. 

‘The Delegation of the European Union to Georgia and the Embassy of the United States of America recognize the deep disappointment of a wide segment of Georgian society at the failure of Parliament to pass the constitutional amendments required to move to fully proportional parliamentary elections in 2020’ – Is mentioned in the statement, - ‘In view of the current situation, we consider it essential to immediately work to restore trust through a calm and respectful dialogue between the government and all political parties and civil society with a view to finding an acceptable path forward. We fully support the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. We call on all parties exercising this right to do so in a lawful manner and within the framework of the Constitution’. 

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Source: https://eeas.europa.eu

Tbilisi. GYLA calls on state authorities to work promptly and actively to release Vazha Gaprindashvili, an unlawful detainee of the occupational regime of so called South Ossetia.

“Reportedly, the purpose of arrival of Vazha Gaprindashvili at the so called administrative border was also to provide proper medical care to a resident of Akhalgori. In particular, the family of Vazha Gaprindashvili considers it as one of the versions that a Georgian doctor departed for occupied Akhalgori to assist a local resident who fell into a deep well and was refused to be transported to Tbilisi in order to receive qualified medical care”, - is noted in the statement released by the organization, - “GYLA calls on the government of Georgia to take all possible measures promptly and effectively in regard to release of Vazha Gaprindashvili from unlawful detention; use all available international legal instruments as much as possible to overcome the humanitarian crisis existing on the occupied territories and enable people living there to receive access to basic needs, including high quality medical care”.

Besides, it also urges the international community and relevant international organizations to assist the Georgian side in resolving these problems; intensify efforts in order to combat massive violations of human rights in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region and to carry out monitoring activities of their missions on the occupied territories”.

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Source: https://gyla.ge/ge