Tag Archives | Property rights

A bill to limit access to property registers in Russia will hide corruption

12 October 2015 in Access to information, Civil society, Europe and Central Asia, Impunity

In Russia, finding out who owns that Italianate villa or luxury apartment is currently possible thanks to the Unified State Register of Rights to Immovable Property, a government database managed by ROSREESTR, the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre, and Cartography. USRR data is in the public domain. It costs just 200-600 rubles (US$3.27-US$9.80) to […]

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Georgia: local residents fall victim of illegal property seizures

3 July 2012 in Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government, Private sector

In early 2011, Transparency International Georgia began to actively work towards the better protection of property rights. In May of this year, TI Georgia visited several west Georgian settlements (Anaklia, Grigoleti and Gonio) where they met with affected local populations. Gia Gvilava and Eka Bokuchava, both lawyers at the office, report from their visits and […]

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