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Competition for Vacant Positions of Public Servants Protested in Guria
November 20, 2013
Amendments were introduced to the Law on Public Service at the end of June of 2013. It states that competition for the vacant positions of public servants was to be announced in municipalities before January 1, 2014. Many people, including public servants protested the competition in Guria. On November 15, several members of the Georgian Dream prevented the chairman of the municipal board to raise this question at the board session.
Accused People Questioned in the Episode of Sergo Tetradze’s Death at the Court
November 20, 2013
On November 13, a trial on Megis Kardava and co-defendants in the same case was held at the Tbilisi City Court. Accused Oleg Patsatsia, Viktro Kacheishvili, Rati Mgeladze, Zviad Kapanadze and Sergo Bitsadze were questioned at the trial in the episode of Sergo Tetradze’s death.
Court Passed Non-Guilty Verdict on Nika Gvaramia and Aleksandre Khetaguri
November 20, 2013
On November 14, Tbilisi City Court finished discussion of the cases on Nika Gvaramia, director general of Rustavi 2 and co-defendants in the same case. Judge Besik Bugianishvili passed non-guilty verdict on them and found the defendants innocent in all accusations.
Trial on Former Head of Kakheti Unit of the Constitutional Security Department Was Postponed for the Fourth Time
November 18, 2013
On November 12, Telavi District Court postponed trial on the case of Zurab Laliashvili, former head of the Kakheti unit of the Constitutional Security Department of MIA, for his absence. The defense side lawyer Mamuka Mirotadze said Zurab Laliashvili has health problems.
“Georgians were treating Abkhazians and Ossetians the same way as Russians were treating Georgians and Georgia will have to apologize for the mistakes
November 15, 2013
U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Richard Norland said “Georgians were treating Abkhazians and Ossetians the same way as Russians were treating Georgians and Georgia will have to apologize for the mistakes of the past”.
Discussion of Complaints of Election Violations Finished in Batumi
November 15, 2013
Election results from only one Precinct # 65 in Kobuleti DEC was annulled in Adjara during Presidential Elections of October 27. Fines were not imposed on any commission members for the violations. Members of three PECs in Batumi DEC will have their ten-day salaries deducted.
Strike Finished With Results – Requirements of Railway Workers to Be Implemented
November 15, 2013
After the negotiation with the Council of Directors at the Georgian Railway the workers stopped strike late at night of November 14. According to the Confederation of Georgian Trade Unions, the negotiations lasted six hours and all requirements of the New Trade Union of Railway Workers were satisfied. The parties even signed a protocol, based on which the railway administration officially took responsibility to satisfy their requests.
“It Is not Competition but Human Rights Violation” – Competition Participants State
November 14, 2013
The competition, announced by the city self-government body in August, 2013 after the reorganization in the Kutaisi City Hall, has not finished yet. The competition participants said the commission, chaired by Tamaz Margvelashvili, chairman of the Kutaisi City Council, drags out the process that causes their astonishment.
Museum of Wax Figures Robbed in Batumi
November 13, 2013
Journalist of the news agency Interpresnews discovered that Museum of Wax Figures was robbed in Batumi. She had arrived there to take photos but found the museum robbed and looted: “I was going to prepare photo-reportage from the Wax Museum; petitioned to the Agency of Culture Heritage to open the museum; as soon as we entered, we found the Medea’s statue broken.
Large Baggage in Akhalgori
November 13, 2013
Akhalgori residents expect simplification of transportation across de-facto border and annulled restrictions on transporting cargoes to Akhalgori after the inauguration of the new president of Georgia.
European Court of Human Rights to Discuss Appeal Statement of Georgian Citizen vs Russia
November 12, 2013
Human Rights Center held press-conference on the case Gamsakhurdiya vs Russia pending before the ECtHR.
There Is Almost No Contact between Voters and Majoritarian MP – Presentation of Survey Results in Kutaisi
November 12, 2013
“Once in four years, during parliamentary elections, population elects their trustees in the legislative body and trusts their and their district’s problems to him. The MPs are entitled to meet electorate after elections too,” head of nongovernmental organization CIDA Zviad Devdariani told humanrights.ge.
Why does MP Mariam Sajaia not attend Parliament sessions?
November 11, 2013
The Parliamentary Committee of Human Rights and Civil Integration on its October 31 meeting discussed the repeated absence one of its members, MP Mariam Sajaia. Committee members noted that despite the fact that Sajaia stated family matters as the reason for her inability to attend parliamentary meetings, her absence might be caused by her current post-graduate studies at George Washington Unversity's Law School in Washington, DC.
Pre-Election Media-Coverage – Presentation of the Monitoring Findings
November 11, 2013
Group of media-monitors think both pre-election environment and style of media activities during Presidential Elections were radically different from the last year situation. They said the pre-election media-coverage was conducted in relatively calm and balanced environment.
Servants at Gori Municipal Board and Self-Governments to Be Selected through Competition
November 11, 2013
13 questions were on the agenda of the Gori municipal board’s session; third question on the list caused particular noise during the discussion; it referred to the approval of qualification requirements for the selection of public officials in the local self-governments through competition.
Two Sides of the New Bill
November 8, 2013
Last week, Parliament of Georgia started discussion of the new draft-law. It aims to add a special article to the Administrative Code, according to which a person will be fined for public insulting of religious affiliations of a person. The bill was largely criticized by nongovernmental organizations and MIA, its initiator, withdrew it back. MPs from the majority hope the shortcomings will be removed from the bill for the next hearing.
Draft-Law on Local Self-Government Presented to Gori Society
November 8, 2013
The draft-law initiated by the Government of Georgia, according to which towns with more than 15 000 population will receive status of self-governing town, was publicly discussed in Gori. If the bill is passed, Gori will receive the status and will elect the mayor.
Bill Offers Speeding Up New Board for Public TV
November 8, 2013
GD parliamentary majority has proposed a bill envisaging starting formation of a new board of the Georgian Public Broadcaster a month earlier than planned.
Chief Prosecutor to Step Down
November 8, 2013
Chief prosecutor, Archil Kbilashvili, announced on November 7 about stepping down from the post he has held over the past one year, citing differences over pace of reforms with incoming and outgoing prime ministers.
Six Families Evicted from Kindergarten Building Live in Tents
November 5, 2013
Tents have been set up in front of the former building of the Rustavi Kindergarten # 35. Six families evicted from the building continue living in the tents. The building, where indigent families voluntarily lodged in, now belongs to the Ministry of IDPs from Occupied Territories, Refugees and Accommodation and it is being renovated to assign to IDPs.