News from the Human Rights House in Tbilisi
Georgia: visit by UN expert on freedoms of assembly and association
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, will undertake a visit to Georgia from 6 to 13 February 2012. 04 Feb 2012 »
Overview of amendments adopted in the human rights law in 2011
During the year of 2011 Georgian Parliament adopted approximately 400 legislative amendments. Following laws have been adopted: Law on Assemblies and Manifestations, Code of Imprisonment, Law on Personal Data, Law on Operative-Investigative Activity, etc. The last amendments were done at the special session on December 28 where Georgian parliament adopted several laws among them are Organic Law on Political Unions of Citizens and Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection. 09 Jan 2012 »
Diversion and Mediation Program – Alternative of the Criminal Liability
Juvenile diversion and mediation program was launched in November, 2010 in the framework of justice reform. The Program aims to completely discharge juvenile offenders from criminal liability to launch a criminal case against them or to drop the already launched proceeding. Nowadays diversion and mediation program is being implemented in six cities of Georgia and 74 juveniles have been diverted so far. 28 Dec 2011 »
Social Media and “New Media” development in Georgia
The importance of New Media has been discussed in Georgia during last few years. The advantage of new media is mainly in its democratic essence – users are the part of it as they participate in creating media product by themselves. According to experts, new media is still under development in Georgia and has less readers than traditional one, however, time by time it is becoming an alternative source of information. 26 Dec 2011 »
Situation of human rights defenders in Georgia
Human Rights defenders in Georgia complain that during the last three years they have faced different forms of pressure and intimidation which have included threats or fabricated charges e.g., espionage, physical and verbal assault, and irregular inspections by state organs. They also complain about stigmatization and smear campaigns in media and by high ranking officials. 11 Nov 2011 »
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