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Results from the First Round of Elections and Challenges of the Second Round
June 24, 2014
As a result of June 15 Local Self-Governmental Elections five out of seven candidates for the mayor’s position in Gori left the contest. Zurab Jirkvelishvili of the Coalition Georgian Dream and Kakhaber Ergemlidze of the Irakli Okruashvili – Georgian Party will oppose each other in the second round.
Telavi to Elect First Mayor in the Second Round
June 24, 2014
Second round of mayor’s election will be held in Telavi and Coalition Georgian Dream’s candidate Platon Kalmakhelidze and United National Movement’s candidate Aleksi Dzuliashvili will contest each other in it.
“Rights of Convicts and Their Protection Mechanisms” – Human Rights Center presents new report
June 24, 2014
On June 25th, at 13:00 pm in the conference hall of the Human Rights House Tbilisi, Human Rights Center will present the Report “Rights of Convicts and Their Protection Mechanisms.”
Human Rights Center (HRIDC) is announcing an opening for the full-time position of Lawyer in Tbilisi.
June 20, 2014
title: Lawyer Provided by: Human Rights Center Deadline: 30 June, 2014, at 15:00 p.m Human Rights Center (HRIDC) is announcing an opening for the full-time position of Lawyer in Tbilisi.
Protest Actions for Compensating Damages Caused by Hailstones
June 17, 2014
Tortiza, Kheltubani, Rekha, Sveneti, Berbuki, Adzvi, Mejvriskhevi, Kirbali, Zerti – this is an incomplete list of the villages where the hailstones destroyed the fruit gardens and plants entirely.
Human Rights Center about ongoing local self-governmental elections
June 15, 2014
Human Rights Center observed local elections with 28 observers in the villages of ethnic minorities in Kakheti region and in the villages of Sachkhere district, Imereti region close to conflict areas.
Over 1500 Voters Registered in a Precinct in Sagarejo District
June 15, 2014
Observer of the Human Rights Center reports that 1612 voters are registered in the polling station # 45 in Lambalo village, Sagarejo district.
Observers do not have possibility to properly observe polling process in the villages of ethnic Azerbaijan citizens
June 15, 2014
Nestan Londaridze, observer from Human Rights Center, reports that they cannot implement duties properly in the villages of Keshalo, Muganlo, Lambalo and Tulari with ethnic Azerbaijan inhabitants, as commission members intercommunicate only in Azerbaijan language.
Georgian Dream gives Medea Vasadze several days to make decision
June 12, 2014
Adjara Supreme Council MP from Georgian Dream Medea Vasadze must within one week decide how to act due to the phone call made to TV-Channel 25 journalist Jaba Ananidze. Majority member Gia Masalkin says that the majority has given Medea Vasadze a choice: she must either apologize or leave the post of the Human Rights Committee. In case if Vasadze will not take any of the decisions proposed, majority will discuss her issue again.
Human Rights Center to Observe 2014 Local Self-Governmental Elections
June 5, 2014
On May 31st of 2014 Human Rights Center was registered as a local observer organization for the local self-governmental elections of June 15th of 2014 by the decree of Central Election Commission of Georgia.
Pre-Election Protest of Traders in Gori
June 4, 2014
Traders continued protest in Gori before elections too. Part of them took radical measures and broke into the territory of old market in Guramishvili square. “We will vote for the candidate, who will restore old market,” the traders claimed.
District Governors-to-be in Kakheti Region
June 3, 2014
District Election Commissions finished registration of the candidates for district governors’ positions. Most candidates throughout Kakheti region were registered in Sagarejo district.
Batumi City Hall Warned Political Parties
June 2, 2014
Supervision service at the Batumi City Hall sent warning letters to the political parties participating in the upcoming local self-governmental elections about their possible fining. Political parties have two days to remove election posters from the prohibited areas in Batumi.
Seven Candidates for Gori City Mayor’s Position and Six Candidates for District Governor’s Position
May 25, 2014
According to the data from Gori DEC # 32, seven candidates will fight for the position of the Gori City Mayor and six candidates for the position of the Gori district governor.
Rights of People with Disabilities Discussed at Human Rights House Tbilisi
May 24, 2014
On May 22, a round table on the rights of people with disabilities was held at the Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT). Representatives of nongovernmental organizations spoke about the significance of state institutions’ involvement in the resolution of problems of people with disabilities.
UN Human Rights Chief Sums Up Georgia Visit
May 23, 2014
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, who visited Georgia this week, hailed country’s “wide-ranging” and “thorough” human rights legislative reform, improved conditions in penitentiary, positive trends in the judiciary, but called for more oversight on law enforcement agencies and noted concerns over minority rights.
Two employees dismissed from Correctional facility, Minister keeps his position
May 16, 2014
The Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance Sozar Subari states that two correctional facility employees have been dismissed. As Subari told reporters after the government session, employee of correctional department Giorgi Kavlashvili and the Batumi prison director were dismissed.
27 Members of the Georgian Dream’s Akhmeta Organization Left Political Party in Protest
May 15, 2014
27 members of the Georgian Dream’s Akhmeta office left the political party in protest. They said the party’s election list was reason of their decision, where acting district governor Beka Baidauri is still candidate for the district governor’s position and Mamuka Kholegashvili is first number of the party’s election list.
GYLA - Number of Ungrounded Judgments Reduced in Courts
May 15, 2014
Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association presented report to the representatives of nongovernmental and media organizations in the Gori Civic Engagement Center. The report presents findings from the trial monitoring of criminal cases. The organization monitored City and Appeal Courts in Tbilisi and Kutaisi.
Who will fight for the position of Gori Mayor?
May 14, 2014
At the approaching local self-governmental elections, number of candidates for the position of the Gori Mayor is increasing. Georgian Dream’s candidate is Zurab Jirkvelishvili; United National Movemnet nominated Archil Sabiashvili for the position; election bloc Burjanadze – United Opposition nominated lawyer Mamuka Nozadze; Irakli Okruashvili-Georgian Party nominated Kakhaber Ergemlidze and Tamaz Makashvili will join the poll from the Unity Hall.