Rule of Law and Human Rights

14 September 2017

Regulating Secrete Surveillance in Georgia (January-August, 2017)

IDFI report includes statistics on cases of secrete surveillance in Georgia, updates on ongoing legislative processes and different positions of civil society and the government on this matter.

1 September 2017

Regulating Inadmissible Internet Content – Georgia in Need of Legal Changes

Parallel to the unprecedented growth of the Internet’s importance in contemporary democratic societies, it is all the more pressing to determine the rules of engagement in this medium. The goal of such regulations is, on the one hand, not to restrict or hamper the use of the Internet and, on the other hand, to protect the interests that in certain cases contradicts freedom of expression.

7 August 2017

Court Directs Ministry of Internal Affairs to Retract Information Defaming Giorgi Kldiashvili

On December 12, 2014, the Director of IDFI Giorgi Kldiashvili was arrested by the Department of Central Criminal Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia, on charges of illicit carrying of firearms (Art. 236.2 of the Criminal Code) and was taken to a pre-detention cell where he was kept for three days. On December 14, Giorgi Kldiashvili was released from the courtroom on bail, and his detention was declared illegal.

30 June 2017

Corruption Risks of the New Amendments Related to the National Bank of Georgia

The Parliament of Georgia discusses amendments to the law on Conflict of Interest and Corruption in Public Service. The draft law was elaborated by the National Bank and initiated by the government of Georgia. The draft law is already approved by the Legal Issues and Budget and Finance Committees.

30 June 2017

Fining Policy of the Patrol Police (2013 – 2016)

On what bases did the Georgian patrol police change its fining policy over the past 4 years? What effect did tightening or softening of sanctions have on the number of fines? What changes should we expect from the new road safety reform? Find answers to these and other questions in a new study by IDFI.

30 June 2017

Fining Policy of the Patrol Police (2013-2016)

Visualization of research results

30 June 2017

Road Accidents in Georgia (2013-2016)

Visualization of research results.

27 June 2017

Analysis of the Proposed Amendments to the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting

The Parliament of Georgia has recently starting working on amendments to the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting. According to the First Channel of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), the draft law has already been registered in the Parliament.

21 June 2017

Free Industrial Zones and Taxation Secret – Court of Appeals Decision on the Case IDFI vs. State Revenue Service

The Court stated that information about inspection and documents regarding inspection of the free industrial zones by the Revenue Service does not represent the tax secret; consequently, the Revenue Service is obliged to fully release the information.

9 June 2017

Is Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories Enforced?

After the Russian-Georgian war of August 2008, and the recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by the Russian Federation, Georgia adopted a Law on Occupied Territories, which limited the ability of foreign citizens to travel and conduct economic activities on the occupied territories. The violation of this law constitutes a criminal offence and is punishable with a fine or imprisonment.