Democracy and Governance

U.S. Government Supports Public Forum on Temporary State Commission on Studying Miscarriages of Justice

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May 20, 2013
Stephen M. Haykin, Mission Director for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will open a public forum on issues related to Temporary State Commission on Studying Miscarriages of Justice held by the Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary on May 20, at 10:00 a.m.at the Tbilisi Marriot Hotel.
 
The forum will focus on the draft law on Temporary State Commission on Studying Miscarriages of Justice and institutional and substantive issues related hereto.

USAID Sponsored Second Annual Fair-Conference for Civics Teachers

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05/13/2013
Annual Fair-Conference for Civics Teachers
300 civics teachers and guests from across Georgia discussed innovations in the field of civics education, shared experiences, and participated in professional development. Awards for the best civics teachers of the year were given to eleven civics teachers at an award ceremony at the conference. This event was sponsored by USAID and organized by the Forum of Civics Teachers, a network of civics teachers established under the USAID’s Applied Civic Education and Teacher Training Program (ACETT).

USAID Sponsors Second Annual Fair-Conference for Civics Teachers

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May 11, 2013
On May 11, at 11:00 a.m., USAID Mission Director Mr. Stephen M. Haykin will join Mr. Aluda Goglichidze, the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia and Ms.

U.S. Government Supports Conference Gender in the Court: Working Toward a More Inclusive Court System

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April 29, 2013

TBILISI – Deputy Chief of Mission Bridget Brink will join Supreme Court Chairman Konstantine Kublashvili and Minister of Justice Tea Tulukiani, to open a first-of-its-kind conference entitled Gender in the Court: Working Toward a More Inclusive Court System.  The conference is supported by USAID through its implementer, the Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Project in Georgia (J

Strengthening Regional Media for Informed Local Communities

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04/22/2013

First-ever ad sales help Georgian TV stations keep the public informed

“Without these funds we wouldn’t be able to continue producing and airing programs. These programs are very important for our audiences; we broadcast in Chiatura and Sachkhere and also cover some of the occupied territories,” says Ramaz Gamezardashvili, director of Imervizia TV, describing the impact that recent advertising sales have had on his regional TV station.

USAID Mission Director to Attend Court Monitoring Report Presentation

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April 2, 2013

USAID Mission Director Stephen M. Haykin will attend a public presentation of Court Monitoring reports produced by two NGOs, Transparency International Georgia (TI) and Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), with the support of USAID’s Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Project (JILEP). The presentation will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Tbilisi.

US and Georgian Officials Meet to Discuss Pressing Policy Issues in Georgia

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March 22, 2013

International and Georgian Experts Will Discuss Solutions to Georgia’s Healthcare, Education, Prison, and Agriculture Challenges

US and Georgian government officials and academics from leading universities are meeting to discuss Georgia’s most pressing post-election policy issues: prison reform, healthcare, agriculture, and education.

Ambassador Norland Attends Conference on Political Party Financing and Women’s Participation in Politics

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03/12/2013

U.S. Ambassador Richard Norland attended a Roundtable on Political Party Funding and Women’s Participation in Political Life on Tuesday, March 12. The U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supports several projects that promote women’s political participation.

U.S. Government Supports Conference on Political and Electoral Access for Persons with Disabilities

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03/05/2013

Georgians with disabilities face significant societal, physical, and legislative barriers to equal participation in their country’s electoral and political processes. A significant inhibiting factor for Georgia’s disability community is a lack of awareness, shortcomings in the electoral framework inadequacies of electoral procedures and full and equal access at polling stations.

USAID Supports Georgian Law Students in International Commercial Mediation Competition

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03/04/2013

On February 8-14, a team of four Tbilisi State University (TSU) law students and one professor/coach competed in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)’s Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris, France. USAID's Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Project (JILEP) sponsored the team’s participation as part of its effort to expand experiential learning opportunities for law students and to support the development of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in Georgia.

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