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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". The Council
"finds that several sections of the program contradict the Broadcaster's
Code of Conduct", media.ge states.
For the full text.
Source: media.ge
Tbilisi. On
November 28,
the Women's Information Center has presented media monitoring results of the
project - "Women as Actors for Changes and Empowerment". Monitoring
was carried out throughout the period of 2014 local self-government elections.
After the presentation, the award ceremony of media representatives has taken
place. Prizes were given to media outlets and journalists, who have paid
special attention to the coverage of gender issues.
For
the full text
Source:
the organization's page in the social network.
Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of
Freedom of Information is conducting an online poll. The organization appeals
to the public to answer the question - "Are the rights of Internet users
violated in Georgia?". The poll results will be examined at the discussion
"Internet, as a human right", planned on Saturday, December 6.
The poll
Source: the organization's page
in the social network.
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".
The Lecture
Source: the organization's page
in the social network.
Tbilisi. The
"Book House" has hosted a discussion on "Coverage of LGBT Issues
by Media", led by the Executive Director of "Identoba", Irakli
Vacharadze. Zviad Koridze, Natia Orvelashvili and Tamar Kintsurashvili have
also participated.
The discussion
Source:
17maisi.org
Tbilisi. The "Young Barristers” addresses to the President
with a proposal to abolish the decrees of the former president regarding
deprived property cases. "The organization "Young Barristers” calls the president, Giorgi
Margvelashvili for revocation of certain decrees and regulations of the
ex-president, which creates legal obstacles and an impossible situation
in the real decision-making process regarding deprived property cases".
For the full text
Source: barristers.ge
Tbilisi. Transparency International - Georgia released a blog post -
"Who should maintain direct access to mobile operators data”. "Who should maintain direct access to
mobile operators data? Members of Parliament had to choose between
Beselia-Popkhadze-Sesiashvili’s initiative and Vakhtang Khmaladze’s
draft law. In this blog post, we will provide you with the information
about the debates that followed the discussion in the Parliament", says the blog post.
For the full text
Source: transparency.ge
Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of
Information has released the statistics. The organization has requested from
the Ministry of Interior statistics on crimes registered and opened in
2003-2014. "Unfortunately, the data were provided incompletely".
For the full text
Source: idfi.ge
Tbilisi. Transparency
International - Georgia has released the report - "Best practices of the European states on secret
surveillance". The document reviews powers granted to the state agencies
of various European countries to request assistance from communications
companies in tapping their subscribers in real time, as well as accessing
existing data on these subscribers.
For the full text
Source:
transparency.ge
Tbilisi. "Green
Alternative" addresses the Parliament of Georgia concerning the draft Law
"on Amending the Tax Code of Georgia". "We demand that the
parliamentary hearings over the draft Law on amending the Tax Code of Georgia
are terminated and that the Parliament does not adopt the draft Law.
For the full text
Source:
greenalt.org
Tbilisi. The School
of Liberalism has released another program of "LibTime", in which the
host discusses conflicts occurring on religious grounds with the Director of
the "Tolerance and Diversity Institute", Eka Chitanava.
The program:
Source: the
organization's page in the social network.
Tbilisi. The
"International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy" has
submitted to the Constitutional Commission the opinion on the gaps of electoral
system and amendments to be made to the Constitution.
For the full text
Source:
www.isfed.ge
Tbilisi. The "Georgian Young Constitutionalists'
Association" appeals to international community "not to allow another
precedent of annexation". According to the organization, the Agreement
"on Alliance and Strategic Partnership" between the Russian
Federation and the Abkhazian de-facto republic aims to annex the Abkhazian
A/R", the organization's web page states.
For the full text
Source: gyca.ge
Tbilisi. The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association is challenging the dismissal procedure of the ground troops servants in the Constitutional Court. On November 26 GYLA has addressed the Constitutional Court of Georgia in the name of ex-servant of ground troops, Giga Baratashvili. "The Order N583 of the Minister of Defense, which provides for changing the position of a military servant (transfer to the cadres) without explaining legal grounds of such decision to a servant, is challenged”.
For the full text
Source: gyla.ge
Tbilisi. The Public Defender released a statement regarding Inmate Death in Ksani. "On the night of November 25 to 26, 2014, on the basis of a message received with regards to death of inmate A. Ch., representatives of the Public Defender’s Office visited penitentiary establishment N15. ...The Public Defender’s Office of Georgia continues to study details of the case and upon acquiring additional materials will provide information to relevant bodies and the public".
For the full text
Source: ombudsman.ge
Tbilisi. "Young Barristers” has released a statement. The organization "addresses the Government and Parliament of Georgia with a recommendation to objectively assess the need for announcing one-time tax amnesty in the country and re-adopt the Law "on the Amnesty and Legalization of Non-Declared Tax Liabilities and Property”, which would exempt entrepreneur entities from taxes evaded in 2005-2012 and enable them to legalize non-declared finances and property”.
For the full text
Source: barristers.ge
Tbilisi. A meeting was held on November 25 as part of the UN Women’s HeForShe campaign, which was launched on September 20 in New York by the UN Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson. HeForShe campaign engages men and boys in the solidarity movement to achieve equality.
At the meeting, by giving a written pledge, the US Ambassador Richard Norland, Chairman of the Parliament Davit Usupashvili and the Public Defender have joined the HeForShe campaign with President Obama, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and 194,000 men all over the world.
Currently there are 153 men registered from Georgia.
Follow the link and join
Source: the page of the US Embassy in the social network.
Tbilisi. Transparency International - Georgia released a blog post - "Majoritarian
MPs and lackluster social networking accountability”.
"In Georgia, the internet is the second most important source of information after TV, with more than half of young people going online on a daily basis. Based on this, we decided to check how majoritarian MPs (Members of Parliament), who are directly elected representatives from single-mandate districts, use social network tools to communicate with their constituencies", says the blog post.
For the full text
Source: transparency.ge
Tbilisi. The UN Children’s Fund and the Pediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS have organized a three-day seminar. Along with the Georgian pediatricians and specialists of infectious diseases and tuberculosis, 50 representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have participated in the seminar.
For the full text
Source: unicef.ge
Tbilisi. Representatives of the "Georgian Young Constitutionalists’ Association” have held a meeting in the Central Election Commission of Georgia about suffrage of convicted persons. The organization’s representatives have informed meeting participants about the initiative, which intends to deprive persons in penitentiary institutions of active suffrage not based on the gravity of a crime but by taking into account the category of a crime and individual circumstances, with a court decision.
For the full text
Source: gyca.ge
The
rally – "Violence Against Women is a Crime – Stop It” – was held on November 25
across 23 cities Georgian cities, organized by the "Women Movement”. Apart from
rallying, the participants were signing the petition describing urgent steps
that the authorities must be making to stop violence against women.
The
world is celebrating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women on November 25. On the same day, a 16-day international campaign
will be launched against gender violence, aimed at raising public awareness and
demonstrating solidarity towards victims of gender violence
The petition
Source: the organization’s page in the social network.
Tbilisi. The Public Defender released a statement with regards to the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. "It is vitally important to exert every
effort to prevent violence against women, to protect and help possible
victims. It is necessary that state authority bodies use all existing
leverage to stop the violence. The Public should break its silence and
loudly declare that violence against women is a dangerous offense for
the society", says the statement.
For the full text
Source: ombudsman.ge