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DRI: Parliament should not support amendments to the Law of Georgia on Electronic Communications
The Democracy Research Institute is responding to the draft amendments to the Georgian Law on Electronic Communications.
08.07.2020
DRI: Amendments to the Law of Georgia on Public Health allow for disproportionate restriction of human rights
The Democracy Research Institute joins the concerns expressed by partner NGOs over the fact that the draft law contains unbalanced risks of human rights violations.
21.05.2020
DRI: The restrictions extended within the framework of the state of emergency need to be justified
The country’s transition to the phase of full-scale spread of the virus has been named as the motive for the decision. No other argument has been provided by the government.
22.04.2020
DRI: Appointment of Irakli Shotadze as Prosecutor General will be the Refusal of the Idea of Independent, Transparent and Depoliticized Prosecutor’s O

The Democracy Research Institute calls on the Prosecutorial Council to reject Irakli Shotadze’s candidacy for the Prosecutor General’s position.

17.01.2020
DRI on unprecedented violations in Parliament
According to the Democracy Research Institute, forced expulsion of journalists from the hall of the Legal Affairs Committee, unjustified restrictions on the movement demonstrators and violation of legal procedures at the Legal Affairs Committee sitting on December 12 contradict the principles and values of a democratic and equality-based state.
13.12.2019
Independent Lawyers Group publishes a draft parliament resolution on
Independent Lawyers Group publishes a draft parliament resolution on "Clan Governance" and addresses political parties, NGOs and international organizations to join the initiative by preparing remarks and their points of view.
14.05.2019