Anna Dolidze

Anna Dolidze (Lang-ka|ანა დოლიძე) is a Georgian democracy activist. Currently, Dolidze is Albert Podell Global Fellow at the New York University Law School [http://www.nyulawglobal.org/fellowsscholars/grf0708dolidze.htm] Previously, Anna Dolidze was hosted as a Visiting Fellow at the Harriman Institute of the Columbia University [http://harrimaninstitute.org] Till 2007 Dolidze was a Chair of an influential Georgian non-governmental organization, the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association [http://www.gyla.ge] She has contributed to the work of a number of important organizations such as the Georgia Media Council [http://mediacouncil.ge/geo/] , the Stakeholders Committee of the Millennium Challenge Georgia Fund [http://www.mcg.ge/] , and the Human Rights Monitoring Council of the Penitentiary and Detention Places. Dolidze has graduated with a law degree from Tbilisi State University [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi_State_University] and has completed extensive studies in Europe, including receiving a Master's degree in Public International Law at Leiden University in the Netherlands [http://leidenuniv.nl] In addition to her activities with the GYLA, Dolidze speaks in the Western world about the current situation in Georgia [http://www.soros.org/initiatives/cep/events/georgia_20050825] . Dolidze frequently criticizes the government for human rights abuses and lack of commitment to rule of law [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/12/A075FBEF-4D5B-45C4-9E32-0B65DDE9C152.html] .

External links

* [http://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=141 Interview] with The Georgian Times concerning a prison revolt
* The [http://www.gyla.ge/ Georgian Young Lawyers' Association website] in Georgian, but also available [http://www.gyla.ge/?display=index&lang=eng in English] .
* [http://www.osce.org/documents/rfm/2005/11/19500_en.pdf conference paper] concerning freedom of information legislation
* [http://www.cipe.org/publications/fs/pdf/033107.pdf] on reforms in Georgia
* [http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=16066] on political situation in Georgia
* [http://www.humanrights.ge/eng/stat68.shtml interview] on the arrest of University Rector
* [http://www.georgiatoday.ge/index.php article] on the high profile Zerekidze case
* [http://www.kvali.com/kvali/index.asp?obiektivi=show&n=137 interview] on newly established plea-bargaining system
* [http://resistancegeorgia.blogspot.com Dolidze's anti-Saakashvili blog]