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Tbilisi. The "Georgian Young Constitutionalists' Association" has commented on the approval by the Government of the "State Youth Policy Development Action Plan".
CSOs "Rural Assemblies" were founded in January in the Zestaponi and Ozurgeti Municipalities.
The assemblies aim to increase participation of the rural population in the decision-making process and to raise their civil awareness and provide support for protection of their interests, improvement of socio-economic status, and sustainable development of rural territories.
Adjara. The East-West Management Institute has briefed non-governmental sector in
the Batumi Civic Engagement Center on January 28 about grant applications, competitions
for which should be announced this year.
Tbilisi. The Public Defender of Georgia addressed
the Parliament of Georgia with a proposal with regards to draft law of
Georgia "On introduction of changes into the Code of Imprisonment”.
Tbilisi. CSO "Young Barristers" have addressed the Parliament of
Georgia with recommendations concerning submitted amendments to the Law of
Georgia "on the Ownership of Agricultural Land".
Tbilisi. The Public Defender of Georgia and LEA
International Foundation have organized the Holocaust Memorial Day event on
January 27, attended by the
diplomatic corps, representatives of state agencies, international
organizations and CSOs, and members of the Religious and National Minority
Councils functioning with the Public Defender.
Tbilisi. As part of the socio-economic strategy
for Georgia's development, an online discussion was held on January 27 with
participation of Georgian researchers living and working abroad.
Adjara. Event dedicated to the Holocaust Memorial Day was held on January 27
for members of the Batumi Youth Center.
Samtskhe-Javakheti. The Georgian Democratic Initiative has delivered a training on January 24 in Akhaltsikhe, in the youth club of the Union of Democrat Meskhetians on "Standards of freedom of expression - local and international practice".
Tbilisi. The "Georgian Young Constitutionalists' Association" has released a statement, "commenting on the ratification by the Russian Duma of the Cooperation and Integration Agreement between the de facto Abkhazia and the Russian Federation and the draft Cooperation and Integration Agreement between Russia and the so-called South Ossetia".
Tbilisi. The project "Enhancing Civil Knowledge and Involving Civil Society in Regional Planning" was presented on January 23, which is implemented by "Sida" and the Regional Network of Civil Society Organizations (R-CSN) with support from the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Tbilisi. Students of the School of Liberalism got interested in the population's view as to who cannot be criticized.
Tbilisi. The Open Governance Georgia Forum has held the first meeting in 2015 on January 22.
Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) welcomes the decision of the Ministry of Finances and urges all other public institutions to share the standard offered by this Ministry, which provides for citizen participation in drawing up an additional list of information to be published proactively.
Tbilisi. "Frontline Georgia" has hosted on January 20 a discussion over attack against "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris and the subsequent developments.
Tbilisi. The "Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary" has released a statement, in which the Coalition "does not agree with the initiative on reducing the scope of the jury trials".
Tbilisi. The "School of Liberalism" has
interviewed citizens about developments around "Charlie Hebdo"
magazine.
The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association has
released the statement of the largest European union working on cultural
heritage issues - "Europa Nostra" - about the Sakdrisi-Kachaghiani
developments.
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the full text.
Tbilisi. Eurasia Partnership Foundation is pleased to invite applications from civil society organizations to cofound a CSO
Platform on Budget Transparency.
Tbilisi. The Association of Young Economists of Georgia
has released a statement and responded to the statement of the Prime Minister
of Georgia on setting up a special unit in the Prosecutor's Office, which will
work on cases of illegal deprivation of property, as well as facts of torture
and inhuman treatment.
Tbilisi.
The "School of Liberalism" has hosted historian
Buba Kudava's lecture - "Cultural heritage – heading towards past or
future?".
Tbilisi. The President of Georgia has met with members of
the CSO "Coalition for Transparent and Independent Justice" to
discuss the criteria for selecting the Supreme Court Chair candidate.