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Ministry of Justice Signs Agreements with Grant Competition Winners


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Wednesday, 25 December, 2024
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Ministry of Justice Signs Agreements with Grant Competition Winners


The Ministry of Justice has finalized agreements with the winners of its 2025 grant program. A total of eight projects will receive funding to support innovative initiatives and promote civic engagement.

Deputy Ministers of Justice—Beka Dzamashvili, Erekle Ghvinianidze, and Niko Tatulashvili—along with the Ministry's Administration Head, Manana Begiashvili, met with the grant recipients to mark this significant milestone.

During the meeting, the diversity and importance of the selected projects were highlighted, reflecting the Ministry’s commitment to advancing key areas of its mission.

The grant competition aims to strengthen the Ministry's priority areas, foster civil society participation, and encourage civic initiatives. The 2025 program, announced in November 2024, focused on three primary objectives: enhancing human rights protection, introducing innovative services, and bolstering legal security.

Out of 30 applications received, the top eight were selected for funding. The list of winning projects can be accessed [here].

Since 2021, the Ministry of Justice has held annual grant competitions, funding 48 projects with a combined budget of 1,080,619 GEL. The Ministry continues to monitor and support these projects to ensure their successful implementation and impact.

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Deputy Ministers of Justice Meet with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

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The discussion highlighted the strong and effective partnership between Georgia’s Ministry of Justice and the institutions of the Council of Europe. Key topics included the execution of Strasbourg Court decisions, crime prevention and probation, enforcement of sentences, combating human trafficking, and drug policy, among other areas.

Particular attention was given to the significant reduction in cases pending against Georgia at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and notable advancements in safeguarding the rights of prisoners within the Georgian penitentiary system.

The meeting, hosted at the Ministry of Justice, was attended by Head of the Special Penitentiary Service, Nika Tskharashvili, Head of the Department of International Relations and Legal Cooperation of the Ministry of Justice, Ketevan Sarajishvili, Director of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, Giancarlo Cardinale, and the Commissioner's Advisors Agata Neibogi and Romer Lemaître.

Concluding the meeting, both parties reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining and enhancing this fruitful collaboration.

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