Four countries have launched a long overdue move to protect the rights of Afghan women and girls—in a process that could bring the Afghan Taliban regime before the International Court of Justice in The Hague #CEDAW justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/afgha… via Open Society Justice Initiative

Georgia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that it will let the so-called “Russian law” or “foreign agents” law stand. The law requires NGOs and media outlets that receive more than 20% of their funding from foreign sources to publicly register as “organizations serving the

How EU can save one of Azerbaijan’s political prisoners by Bayram #experienceazerbaijan #Cop29 Zhala Bayramova, euobserver.com/eu-and-the-wor…

How important it’s to have state institutions which can detect, investigate and prevent election interference and manipulation!

“Georgia, once a frontrunner in democratic reforms, has witnessed a slow but steady democratic decline, the capture of its state institutions, and has seen widespread polarization,” writes our Tika Tsertsvadze-Nuijten. europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/fighting-the-l…

Alongside woundeful women we assess how to reverse democratic backsliding in #Georgia. The Georgian people need the #EU & the int'l community, help reverse the country’s democratic decline. [...] by ensuring the independence of state institutions & repealing undemocratic laws.

The ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants against senior leaders of both Israel and Hamas is an important step forwards in the pursuit of accountability. We call upon all parties to take part in, and comply with, the court’s judicial process and to enforce its arrest warrants.

Very difficult 2 nights in #Georgia with police brutality against peaceful protestors, fighting for #European future of the country. Georgian society deserves free & democratic future with #EU

While EU straggles on many fronts and democracy is constant work to make it better, below simple facts show what are some immediate benefits brought by the #EU #accession for Romania. It goes without saying that EU provides safeguards to stable institutions & fundamental rights

As the U.S. issued sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili, re-sharing this study on Evaluating Targeting Sanctions, what such sanctions aim to achieve, and how impact could be measured redress.org/wp-content/upl… A full breakdown of the impact assessment 👇 linkedin.com/posts/tikatser…

Today, 🇩🇪 has issued entry bans for 9 people mainly responsible for the violence against protesters and opposition members in #Georgia. The right to protest peacefully is one of the universal human rights - it is our responsibility to protect it. 1/2

The situation in Georgia remains worrying. The foreign ministers of 🇫🇷, 🇵🇱 & 🇩🇪 have jointly called upon 🇬🇪 to reverse their course - the full statement: diplo.de/en/2692124 2/2

From religious groups to rights and justice advocates, US civil society groups are warning that US sanctions on the ICC will undermine US interests, and threaten an essential backstop for victims who have no other recourse to justice. justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/justi… via Open Society Justice Initiative

Thousands of employees from shops, banks, pharmacies, cafés, restaurants, museums, bakeries, universities, and many other organizations across #Georgia - over 160 companies in #Tbilisi alone - stopped work precisely at 3 PM and took to the streets. This is a nationwide strike.

An important work is out this week to exploring legal pathways for compensating Ukrainian victims from immobilised CBR assets.