Rule of Law and Human Rights

3 September 2015

Comparative Analysis of FOI Legislation in Georgia and Pakistan

A Draft of Right to Information Act recently developed by the Government of Pakistan scored 146 points in the global Right to Information Rating (RTI). We find it is highly important to compare the existing legislation of Georgia and the draft of Freedom of Information Act with the draft law prepared by the Government of Pakistan. This will contribute to further improvement of the draft of Freedom of Information Act in Georgia.

25 August 2015

How Active Is The State Constitutional Commission?

How Active Is The State Constitutional Commission

3 August 2015

Summary of the Case IDFI vs Ministry of Finance

Summary of the Case IDFI vs Ministry of Finance.

8 July 2015

Outcome on the Applications Received by the Office of the Prosecutor after 2012

Outcome on the applications received by the Office of the Prosecutor after 2012.

26 June 2015

Statistical Information on Drug Crimes in Georgia

Statistical information casts doubts on the effectivness of current drug policy in Georgia

26 June 2015

IDFI in the Report of U.S. Department of State

U.S Department of State published a Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2014 on June 26. Report is based on the data provided by USA embassies and international missions and gives a multilateral image for 200 countries. Georgia is one of them.

25 June 2015

Legal Analysis of the Draft Law on Civil Service

IDFI welcomes the amendments introduced by the draft law of Georgia on Civil Service. The draft law includes important positive changes to the system of civil service in Georgia. Nevertheless we find that additional steps should be taken in order to improve the draft law on Civil Service and guarantee that it is harmonized with best international practice. You can find our recommendations in the full text of the legal analysis.

24 June 2015

Georgian citizens arrested and deported abroad in 2010-2015 years

According to the information provided by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia 3 715 Georgian citizens were arrested due to the offences committed abroad in 2010-2014. In 2013, as compared to 2010 the number of arrested people is tripled and amounts to 1 178 of Georgian citizens.

11 June 2015

Cases of Violating the Rights of IDFI in the Report of the Public Defender of Georgia

On May 29th, 2015 the Report of the Public Defender of Georgia on the Situation of Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms in Georgia was published. The report covers the cases of human rights breaches, inter alia the case of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development violating the rights of IDFI as well as the case of illegal detainment of Giorgi Kldiashvili – the Director of IDFI.

4 June 2015