News
Tbilisi. The Public Defender of Georgia has met
with the Minister of Corrections and Probation of Georgia Giorgi Mghebrishvili
in the Ministry of Corrections and Probation.
Kakheti. At the initiative of the UN Development
Program (UNDP) and the Council of Europe, the Georgian-Ossetian Civil Forum
has organized a screening of documentary "Peace Express" in Sagarejo,
produced as part of the project "Youth Peace Express".
Tbilisi. Economy Policy Research Center released a new report - "FOCUS on Armenia: Eurasian Customs Union Crawling Closer to Georgia".
Tbilisi. The exhibition hall of the "Open
Society - Georgia" Foundation has hosted the exhibition by photo club
"Gorelovka".
December 10th is Human Rights Day and to celebrate this occasion, fundsforngos.org has developed a list of major international funders and their grants programs for NGOs around the world.
Tbilisi. The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus announces the opening of its Georgia Branch.
Tbilisi. The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association
has released on its website the information on five success cases of November.
Tbilisi. CSO "Young Barristers" addresses the
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia to add religious studies to the
list of optional subjects in the public schools.
Tbilisi. On December 5th, Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) Georgia and
Regional Studies Center (RSC) Armenia held a joint discussion panel:
Regional Divergence: The European Union and the Eurasian Union.
Tbilisi.
The "Liberal" has published the
stories of mothers of children with disabilities.
Tbilisi. The Tbilisi IvaneJavakhishvili State University has hosted a public lecture on December 2 on the "Ethics of Criminal Justice - Key Issues for Social Workers and Lawyers".
Tbilisi. Institute for Development of Freedom of Information released a blog post - "There Are Positive Amendments in the Legislation for Aliens Lawfully Staying in Georgia”.
On November 28, 2014, according to
information received from Secretary General of the International
Ombudsman Institute (IOI), the Public Defender of Georgia became a
voting member of the institute. A decision was taken by the Board of
Directors of the International Ombudsman Institute following an official
request for membership of the Public Defender of Georgia.
Tbilisi. Photo exhibition "Soviet Past in
the Tbilisi Shades" was presented on December 1 at the exhibition hall of
the Georgian Writers' House with support of the Heinrich Boll Foundation.
Tbilisi.
The "Muslim and
Christian Friendship Institute" has organized a cultural event - "We have
countless colors".
Tbilisi. The School of Liberalism has conducted a
street opinion poll.
Guria.
A photo exhibition – "From Makharadze to Ozurgeti"
was opened on November 28 in the Ozurgeti Civic Engagement center.
Tbilisi. The Council of the Georgian
Charter of Journalistic Ethics has commented on the "Other Angle" TV
program aired on November 27 by TV Company "Imedi".
Tbilisi. The "Frontline Georgia" Club
has hosted on November 27 Gogi Gvakharia's public lecture - "Fate of the
Georgian Cinema Avant-Garde: from Tree-Sitting to an Orange Field".
Tbilisi. The "Young Barristers” addresses to the President
with a proposal to abolish the decrees of the former president regarding
deprived property cases.
Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of
Information has released the statistics.
Tbilisi. Transparency
International - Georgia has released the report - "Best practices of the European states on secret
surveillance".