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2010-12-31
GYLA-Courts Declare Appeal Terms Illegal
2010-12-30
Akhmeta Municipal Board Members and District Administration Officials Were Physically Assaulted
In the evening of December 25, an incident occurred in
the Shuamta Restaurant. Several people physically assaulted the
chairman of Akhmeta municipal board Aleksandre Mailashvili, district
deputy governor Davit Doijashvili, head of office at the district
administration Iveri Tsitelauri and commissary of the Khalatsani
village Zaza Guneshashvili.
2010-12-24
The Lawyer Talks about Next Legal Nonsense Made for the benefit of Erekle Kodua’s brother-in-law
2010-12-22
Business of a Small Entrepreneur Sacrificed to the Controversy Between Regional Governor and Municipal Board Members
Resident of Ergneti village in Gori district Ramin Jokhadze was selling “fuel gas” in the territory of the Ltd “Georgia 21”. The company belongs to the deputy chairman of the municipal board Temur Khachiuri. After Zurab Arsoshvili occupied the position of the Shida Kartli regional governor, he got interested in Temur Khachiuri’s business.
2010-12-17
Prisoners of the Regional Governor
On November 27, 2010 about 100 residents of Vazisubani village in
Gurjaani district held protest rally against the JSC Kakheti Energy
Distribution Company. They requested restoration of electricity supply.
The rally participants blocked the Telavi-Tbilisi motorway for several
minutes.
2010-12-17
Ungrounded Pretrial Detention
“Georgian courts agree with the investigation
conclusions and sentence suspects to imprisonment without considering
any alternative punishments. They do not pay attention to the
personality of the accused, gravity of the imprisonment and other
circumstances,” said lawyer Besarion Bokhashvili at the presentation in
the Hotel Radisson yesterday.
2010-12-16
Public Defender Woke Up
Public Defender Giorgi Tughushi said the concrete facts
of physical assault and inhuman treatment of prisoners and detainees in
pretrial detention settings are not properly investigated that promote
the impunity syndrome among law enforcement officers.
2010-12-16
Appeal of Georgian non-governmental organizations working in the field of protection of rights
On October 21, 2020, in Tbilisi, at the territory of
“Elsavaco” Ltd (so called “Lilo” marketplace) the market traders hold
the peaceful protest rally. They addressed representatives of political
union “National Forum” for assistance and support.Mr. Kakha Chakvetadze Deputy Head of partial control of p/u “National Forum”,was detained immediately after the incident by the law enforcement officers of Tbilisi Isani-Samgori Police office.
2010-12-15
Judge Did Not Let Attorney Into Court Room
Judge at the Dedoplistskaro district court Shorena Kavelashvili did not let the lawyer of the Human Rights Center Lia Khuroshvili into the court room; the lawyer had to defend the journalists at the trial yesterday. The lawyer arrived at the court one minute after the judge had entered the court room.
2010-12-15
Mass Imprisonment of Entrepreneurs Continues
2010-12-15
Human Rights Defenders Requesting Release of Political Prisoner Zaza Chakvetadze
The member of National Forum Kakha (Zaza) Chakvetadze is still under arrest. Political parties and NGOs agreed on that Chakvetadze is a political prisoner. On December 14th the human rights defending NGOs gathered and introduced the special appeal to media in the House of Free Opinion.
2010-12-14
Human Rights Defenders’s Appeal on the Case of Gvantsa Kuparadze
Georgian human rights defenders are appealing to the
Georgian Government, the public defender, the Human Rights and Legal
Issue Committees of Parliament, international human rights
organizations and the diplomatic corpus accredited in Georgia to
urgently study the case of Gvantsa Kuparadze, who was sentenced to 10-year-imprisonment. We ask them
to take all the necessary measures to ensure that justice is served in
this case.
2010-12-14
The Torturously Killed Roin Shavadze was Summoned to Court as a Witness
The family of torturously killed Roin Shavadze was
visited and told that “Roin Shavadze was summoned to Batumi City Court
to Vera Dolidze.” After composing special protocol stating that Roin
Shavadze passed away, the visitors left Shavadze family. This happened
last Monday according to Roin Shavadze’s spouse, Tsitsino Shavadze and
her lawyer Ramin Papadze who spoke with pressa.ge.
2010-12-13
Police Could Not Find Corpse In The Field During One Month
17-year-old Giga Elizbarashvili was found dead in his
native village after one-month search. Unfortunately only his bones and
torn clothes were discovered in the village. The reason of his death is
still unclear.
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CEC Probes Complaint into Cleric's Politically Charged Sermon
Breached labor rights of the citizen was restored with the legal assistance of Human Rights Center
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Breached labor rights of the citizen was restored with the legal assistance of Human Rights Center
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