Samtskhe-Javakheti. On April 14th Akhaltsikhe municipality hall a forum of "Youth Camp 2014” was held within the Civil Education and Teachers’ Retraining programme. Photo exhibition was held of 6 projects in partner schools of Samtkhe-Javakhet. The forum was attended by 48 schoolchildren from 12 Georgian and 12 non-Georgian schools.

On April 23-24, Delegation of the European Union to Georgia will conduct regional consultations as part of the process around the Roadmap for EU engagement with civil society. On 23rd April, consultation will be held in Kutaisi at the USAID Centre for Civic Engagement. On 24th April It will be in Batumi, also at the USAID CCE. The Roadmap for EU engagement with civil society

Imereti. The legislative initiative concerning the amendments to the Law on Gender Equality, submitted by the Adjara Supreme Council, will be examined at the April 16 parliamentary session through an expedited procedure. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Adjara. On April 15th Batumi Youth Centre held presentation of peer review within the framework of the Police Advocacy Campaign. The Advocacy Campaign is held within the ANI project, supported by UNAG and USAID. Source: Web-page of the organization in the social network.

Samegrelo. On April 14, NGO "Georgia’s Democratic Initiative” held a training for students in Zugdidi about banning the discrimination, and private life rights. During the training various mechanisms for the protection of private life were discussed. Source:gdi.ge

Samtskhe-Javakheti. Representatives of the Analytical Department of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association have delivered public consultations to the students and representatives of local self-government, CSOs and political parties gathered in the Akhaltsikhe Civic Engagement Center. Public consultations are delivered Georgia-wide as part of the Open Governance Partnership Project. "At these meetings the citizens and self-government employees express ideas and opinions on issues that they encounter in practice, and especially when the state intends to undertake new obligation as part of the Open Governance Partnership Project. We would like to secure maximum citizen engagement through participation of the civil sector and interested parties," - lawyer of the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association Sulkhan Saladze said.

Tbilisi. The book "Freedom of Religion in the Post-Soviet States” was presented in the office of the Bar Association. Authors of the book, ZazaVashakmadze and ArchilMetreveli have talked about issues of freedom of faith and religion in the post-Soviet countries. The authors have searched for and translated the legislation of other countries. The book covers not only the freedom of a person’s faith but the procedures for setting up, registering and liquidating religious organizations. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Tbilisi. Law Helping Centre has started functioning in GYLA. Lawyers will provide consultations for the population. Source:the organization's page in the social network

Tbilisi. Starting from April 15, media monitoring of pre-election period of the self-government elections planned in June will launch. "Internews Georgia”, "Caucasus Research Resource Center” and the "Civil Development Institute” will observe 39 media outlets, including: 8 television channels, 12 radio stations, 7 newspapers and 12 online editions.The project is implemented with support of the EU and the UN Development Program. Monitoring results will be periodically published on the web page mediamonitor.ge. Source: media.ge

Tbilisi. Transparency International – Georgia and ISFED have commented on the politicians’ activities in parallel to the April 13 rally. The organizations’ representatives have made a statement at the April 15 press-conference. "As EkaGigauri and Nino Lomjaria have stated, prior to the rally they have met all parties and requested them not to interfere, but "National Movement” has failed to keep up its promise,” says the page of information agency "Pirweli”. Source: pia.ge

Tbilisi. Civil Society and Religious organizations released a joint statement regarding Anti Discrimination Draft Law. "We, the signatories to this statement express our dissatisfaction and criticism towards the Draft Law On The Elimination Of All forms of Discrimination submitted by the Government of Georgia to the Parliament of Georgia. We believe that the current version is a substantial step backwards from the model and the standards elaborated by the Ministry of Justice, with active participation from the NGOs. The previous version was also positively evaluated by international organizations. However, the current version the Government initiated, absolutely lacks effective repressive and preventive mechanisms, which, previous version included by introducing financial sanctions towards those violating the Law", says the statement. For the full text Source:gyla.ge

Tbilisi. Numerous pieces of information are disseminated about the Association Agreement/Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between the EU and Georgia. The EU Delegation to Georgia releases explanations about this information. For the full text. Source: netgazeti.ge

Kvemo Kartli. Youth organizations have organized a tent event on the territory adjacent to Sakdrisi. They have resorted to this form of protest to save Sakdrisi. Prior to the event, youngsters have sent a letter to President Giorgi Margvelashvili.The Sakdrisi Protection Committee demands a meeting with the President, so that "the Sakdrisi related problem, which threatens the prestige and future of our country, is solved once and for all,” the letter states. Source: youth CSO "Davitianni".

Kvemo Kartli. On April 12th the intellectual game "What? Where? When?” was held in the Centre for Democratic Participation. Five teams participated and the winners received publications by Heinrich Boll Foundation. Source:the organization's page in the social network

Tbilisi. CSO "Article 42 of the Constitution” has submitted to the Parliament of Georgia the opinions on the draft Law "on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination”. The opinions cover the following issues: special measures affecting persons with disabilities, "family relations”, exercise of supervision over elimination of discrimination by the Public Defender, granting the entities exercising supervision over facts of discrimination the right to impose sanctions, etc. For the full text Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Tbilisi. Jumpstart Georgia published a visualization - "A million and a half GEL for the Georgian Patriarchate". "Apart from the funding from the central state budget, the churches in Tbilisi districts get financial aid from the municipal budget for "Facility Improvement Activities". Generally, this budget finances different infrastructure projects of the city.The Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI) studied the funding provided to the churches from 2013 Tbilisi's budget. Liberali visualized this data". The visualization  Source:feradi.info

Tbilisi. The "Young Barristers” filed a lawsuit against "Silknet” in Georgian National Communication Commission. A chief-executive and co-founder of a human rights defender organization Archil Kaikatsishvili accuses the company of breaching the contract and demands from company to fulfill imposed duties in accordance with the legislation. For the full text Source:barristers.ge

Kakheti. On April 14th a training "Participation Formats in Self-Government Activities” was held for 18 youngsters from Signaghi municipality.The event was held within the coalition project "My Village”.

Tbilisi. A public rally – "No to Collaborationism, No to Cooperation with the Enemy” – was organized on April 13 by the State Chancellery by CSO "Iveria”. Rally participants have adopted a petition open for any interested person or party for joining. The petition. Source: Iveria.biz 

Tbilisi. In theGeorgian Young Economists Association debates on economics were held. The debates were held in two rounds. Current issues in economics were debated.The participants received groupe and individual prizes.  Source:the organization's page in the social network

Mtkheta-Mtianeti. On April 14th the NGO "We – For Healthier Future” held a meeting for the members of "Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia”. Source:the organization's page in the social network

Adjara. Member CSOs of the "Youth and Volunteering” group set up as part of the Civil Society Regional Network have held a workshop on April 12 in Batumi. The draft Law "on Volunteering” submitted in the Parliament of Georgia was a key topic of discussion. Source: cso.ge