Country Report on Human Rights Practices by U.S. Department of State: Georgia
The research conducted by IDFI has been mentioned in the
annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices by U.S. Department of State for the second time (
see the 2012 report). The annual country reports are prepared based on facts provided by U.S. embassies and posts worldwide and give comprehensive overview of human rights in almost 200 countries. The reports are widely used by U.S. government in decision-making process as well as other foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, scholars etc.
In 2013 report IDFI was mentioned concerning new measures of the government of Georgia’s in its fight with corruption and proactive disclosure of public information on official web-pages - “The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) reported that during the year public institutions “demonstrated more responsibility in terms of releasing public information.””
The report on
“Access to Public Information in Georgia, 2012-2013” prepared by IDFI with support of
Open Society Georgia Foundation was also quoted to show the improvement of Georgian public institutions over the last few years “In its September report, IDFI noted a positive trend in responding to requests for public information since the group began its pilot project in 2010. In IDFI’s field tests conducted in July 2012-June, government agencies provided complete responses to 51 percent of its requests for public information before the October 2012 parliamentary elections and 81 percent during the postelection period. Unanswered requests fell from 30 percent to 11 percent. Public institutions violated the 10-day requirement for providing public information in 54 percent of cases of requests before the 2012 parliamentary elections and in 27 percent in the postelection period” – is said in the report.
Being mentioned in the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices by U.S. Department of State for the second time in a row underlines that the research by IDFI is highly trusted not only in local but also in international institutions. IDFI’s team feels highly honoured with this recognition of its activities and research, which motivates us to continue our contribution to Georgia’s democratic development process.
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