Today, on October 2, 2013 organizations “International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy”, “Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association”, “Transparency International Georgia” and “Jumpstart Georgia” held presentation of the elections portal in Holiday Inn at 12:00. ElcetionsProtal.ge is a webpage jointly created by different NGOs and it provides to interested individuals comprehensive information about elections in Georgia. The map of violations enables users to observe online election gaps revealed by three organizations and to publish determined incidents on the web-page by sending the free SMS on the number 90039.
2013-10-03 02:17 See moreThe Parliament of Georgia discusses amendments to the Law on Broadcasting in an accelerated procedural manner. The joint proposal by Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association and Transparency International Georgia on the amendments to the Law on Broadcasting was partially considered by the Parliament, for which we would like to express our gratitude. We suggested establishing higher qualification criteria for candidates applying for the membership of Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC). In case the draft law is enforced, the GNCC commissioners will be elected based on their professionalism and relevant work experience.
2013-09-30 10:15 See moreOn September 26, 2013 GYLA submitted its opinion to the Parliament on the draft Police Law. Applicable Police Law was adopted in 1998 and is outdated, while the issue of substituting it with new legislative act compatible with international standards has been on the agenda long ago. The structure of the draft is well developed. It is important that key principles of police activities have been incorporated in a separate chapter and were improved. Nevertheless, GYLA considers that the draft contains significant gaps that needs to be improved.
2013-09-30 07:17 See moreThe Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary welcomes the government’s initiative to continue the judiciary reform, and expresses its readiness to actively cooperate with all the three branches of power for ensuring establishment and maintenance of an independent, fair and effective judiciary system in Georgia.
2013-09-28 04:57 See moreEka Kvesitadze, the journalist of the public broadcaster was discharged from the office on the basis of the September 17, 2013 order of Tamaz Tkemaladze, the acting general director of the public broadcaster. As reported, the reason of dismissal was closing of the program “Accents”. The journalist had contract with the public broadcaster until the end of 2013. As per Article 37 and 38 of the Labor Code, if the initiator of the invalidation of contract is an employee, he/she must notify the employer no lesser than thirty calendar days in advance in writing. In addition, the employer may use the restricted term of advance notification and inform the employee on termination of the Labor Contract three days earlier. In such case, the employer should reimburse to the employee two months compensation.
2013-09-26 03:05 See moreToday, on September 24, 2013 GYLA held presentation of the report “Rehabilitation Process beyond the Façade”. The report discusses in details the program for Rehabilitation of Historic Districts and Tourism Infrastructure in Batumi 2009-2013. The document also submits separately the projects funded within the program such as: construction of Alphabetic Tower and Piazza Square, as well as Historic Fort and Opera House in Batumi. The report also pays attention to the issue of cultural heritage in the process of implementing the program for Rehabilitation of Historic Districts and Tourism Infrastructure in Batumi 2009-2013.
2013-09-24 03:45 See moreGeorgian Young Lawyers’ Association and the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center release the joint statement on application of alleged disproportional police force while detaining Piruz Tsulukidze and Temur Bakhuntaridze and on their religious discrimination. Tsulukidze’s and Bakhuntaridze’s case attracted public interest before their detention, when on August 10, 2013 information was disseminated on Interior Ministry’s prohibition to send P. Tsulukidze, the sportsman to the European Tournament. (Information released on media).
2013-09-23 02:35 See moreOn September 20, 2013 GYLA’s Media Legal Defense Center held a meeting and discussed regulations restricting photo-video recording at the polling place on the Election Day. At the meeting, participants have discussed resolution#42 of the Central Election Commission of September 24, 2012 about imposing restrictions on photo-video recording at the polling place on the Election Day. In addition, GMLDC submitted the results of the implemented inquiry among the journalists.
2013-09-20 10:10 See moreA year ago, on September 18, 2012 mass media disseminated recordings illustrating prisoners’ torture and inhuman and degrading treatment in penitentiaries clearly demonstrating severity and scale of human rights’ violations in penitentiaries. The footage released on September 18 and later, confirmed the practice of ill-treatment previously pointed out by the public defender and NGOs actively. However, the state internal control mechanisms and bodies with investigative and prosecutorial responsibilities were too lenient and there was absence of political will and action, which consequently encouraged the syndrome of impunity and practice of ill-treatment.
2013-09-19 07:29 See moreOn September 6, 2013 Giorgi Baratashvili, the general director of the Public Broadcaster was dismissed from the office on the basis of announced distrust from the Board of Trustees. Today, Giorgi Baratashvili challenged Board’s decision in Tbilisi City Court. It is already the second case when GMLDC will represent his interests in a court.
2013-09-17 02:25 See more