As it is known, according to the March 14 decision of the Ministry of Culture and Historic Monuments’ Protection “RMG Gold” LLC became entitled to carry out relevant activities in Sakdirisi Khachiani.
2014-03-18 11:48 See moreAt the press conference held on March 14 GYLA voiced its position about the permit issued by the Ministry of Culture and Historic Monuments' Protection to "RMG Gold" for implementing gold mining in Sakdrisi Khachiani territory and gave negative assessment to the Ministry's decision.
2014-03-14 02:26 See moreA group of non-governmental organizations has launched "This Affects You " Campaign against illegal eavesdropping and surveillance. The campaign aims to change the existing practice of eavesdropping and surveillance by law enforcement agencies in Georgia and to bring the law in line with the Georgian Constitution and the best practice of European countries.
2014-03-14 01:21 See moreGeorgian Young Lawyers’ Association and the Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development implement the EU funded project “Promoting Well Managed Migration Between the EU and Georgia”. The competition is announced in the framework of the project on preparation of the TV and radio social advertisement for raising public awareness on the problem of trafficking.
2014-03-12 07:29 See moreGeorgian Young Lawyers’ Association and the Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development implement the EU funded project “Promoting Well Managed Migration Between the EU and Georgia”. The competition is announced in the framework of the project on preparation of the TV and radio social advertisement for raising public awareness on free legal aid opportunity.
2014-03-12 07:20 See moreOn March 7, Tbilisi local council approved the city budget of GEL 780 million with 41 votes. For the past three months the process of revision of the budget was accompanied with political controversy between the City Council and Tbilisi City Hall.
2014-03-12 01:19 See moreMebmers of the Campaign “It Affects You Too, Authorities Continue to Eavsdrop on Us” welcome the March 6 statement of the Ministry of Interior Alexander Chikaidze in terms of the readiness of the agency to have a dialogue with the civil society representatives on the problematic issue of secret eavesdropping and surveillance. Further, the Minister mentioned that it would be acceptable to consolidate the interests of the Ministry of Interior and Citizens of Georgia.
2014-03-10 01:16 See moreOver the past three months approval of Tbilisi budget has become the issue of hot controversy between the majority of the City Council and Tbilisi City Hall and its supporter minority. According to the Georgian Legislation, unless the City Council approves the municipal budget within three months after adoption of the draft state budget, the government with the consensus of the Parliament of Georgia makes a resolution on pre-term termination of the authority of the City Council and introduction of the direct state governance.
2014-03-07 01:31 See moreUnrestricted secret eavesdropping by the law enforcement authorities has been a serious issue in Georgia for years already. The investigation authorities had been eavesdropping and carrying out surveillance on ordinary Georgian citizens, journalists, civil society representatives, political activists, defense lawyers, clerics and other persons for years, without any oversight and permission.
2014-03-06 20:23 See moreWith GYLA’s assistance some individuals were relived from administrative liability • GYLA’s Kutaisi branch protected B.M.’s interests in the court who was found guilty in the administrative offence by the November 2, 2013 decision of Samtredia regional court and was fined GEL 500.
2014-03-06 12:15 See more