European Union and the Council of Europe are launching a joint project to support criminal justice reforms in Georgia. The project aims at assisting the Georgian stakeholders in reforming the criminal procedure mechanisms and strengthening the capacity of national courts.
Cristian Urse, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, Peter Danis, Programme Manager, EU Delegation to Georgia, Natia Mezvrishvili, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Mikheil Sarjveladze, First Deputy Minister of Justice, Anri Okhanashvili, Chairperson of the Legal Issues Committee of the Parliament, Sophio Kiladze, Chairperson of Human Rights and Civic Integration Committee of the Parliament, Giorgi Gogadze, Deputy General Prosecutor, Giorgi Shavliashvili, Judge at the Supreme Court of Georgia, Davit Asatiani, Chairperson of Georgian Bar Association and Giorgi Burjanadze, Deputy Ombudsperson will open the event.
The presentation brings together state authorities, members of the parliament, international donor organisations, members of the High Council of Justice, judges of the Common Courts of Georgia, prosecutors, lawyers, media and civil society representatives.
Participants will discuss the legal framework and existing mechanisms for the protection of human rights in criminal proceedings. The event will create a platform where various models of criminal investigation management and the European practices of prosecutions will be discussed.
The event is open to media; It will take place at Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel on 15 April, at 9:30 a.m.
The launch of the event is organised in the framework of EU/CoE joint project “Supporting the criminal justice reforms – tackling criminal aspects of the judicial reform”, within the EU-CoE Partnership for Good Governance II phase. The project is funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.
Media contact:
Nino Ardia, Council of Europe Office in Georgia
+995 599 23 55 22
