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2024.02.12

The meeting has been held within the framework of the EU-funded Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility

On January 30, 2024, a one-day workshop was held to discuss mechanisms for the control of the work of a Mayor and its office by the Municipality Councils.

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2023.12.03

Online Discussion: The Role of Private Lawyers and Bar Associations in Judicial Reform

On October 11, 2023 the Group of Independent Lawyers and Democracy Index - Georgia, with the support of the USAID Rule of Law Program, organised international online discussion: The Role of Private Lawyers and Bar Associations in Judicial Reform.

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2023.11.02

Appeal of Georgian non-governmental organizations to the European Commission

Georgia awaits the European Commission's recommendation on granting it EU membership candidate status.

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2023.10.30

The authorities fail to respond to the sanctioning of judges and former chief prosecutor

The sanctions imposed by the U.S. on the Georgian judges, Mikheil Chinchaladze, Levan Murusidze, and Irakli Shengelia; a former judge, Valerian Tsertsvadze; and the former Chief Prosecutor, Otar Partskhaladze, have not been followed by effective steps on the part of the Georgian authorities.

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2023.10.04

We call on the Parliament not to adopt the law limiting our right to protest!

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2023.09.12

Correcting Miscarriages of Justice in Croatia: Accession and Time-Limited Retention of DNA Profiles in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights

We are thrilled to share the article by Andrej Bozhinovksi : "Correcting Miscarriages of Justice in Croatia: Accession and Time-Limited Retention of DNA Profiles in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights”. Andrej Bozhinovski - judicial expert from North Macedonia is a member of our International Network of Judicial Reformers (INJR).

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2023.09.08

Online Discussion: The Role of Independent Judicial Governance in Transitional Democracies

On August 1, 2023, the Group of Independent Lawyers and Democracy Index - Georgia, with USAID Rule of Law Program support, organized an international online discussion on the role of independent judicial governance in Eastern European countries.

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2023.09.05

The Role of Judicial Associations for an Independent and Accountable Judiciary

On July 6, the online discussion: The Role of Judicial Associations for an Independent and Accountable Judiciary was organized by the Group of Independent lawyers (GIL), Democracy Index - Georgia (DIG) and the International Network of Judicial Reformers (INJR), with the support of the USAID Rule of Law Program.

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2023.07.29

Statement of the Group of Independent Lawyers on the election of the independent inspector of the High Council of Justice

The election of Shota Kadagidze, a former member of the High Council of Justice, to the position of independent inspector by the same Council is another confirmation that the judicial power of Georgia is in the hands of one specific influential group.

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2023.07.25

The conference "Georgia's Path to the European Union"

2023 On July 25, Ekaterine Tsimakuridze, head of "Democracy Index - Georgia", was one of the speakers in the panel discussion on judicial reform within the framework of the conference "Georgia's Path to the European Union".

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