The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) is defending the interests of 2 individuals affected by a hate crime committed against the employees and the visitors on 29 May 2016 at the vegan café “Kiwi” in Tbilisi.
2016-06-01 10:47 See moreThe Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association held a conference on 31 May 2016 under financial support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands: “Undertakings established with state participation - practice existing in Georgia and international experience”.
2016-05-31 15:28 See moreThe third reading of the Third Wave Judicial Reform bill was on the agenda of the May 25-27 plenary sessions at the Parliament of Georgia. However, once again the Parliament delayed considerations of the draft amendments.
2016-05-31 15:07 See moreIn the process of monitoring the examination of the case of Rustavi 2 in the Tbilisi Court of Appeals, the GYLA studied various rulings adopted by the Court of Appeals which confirm changes in the composition of the panels that were considering the case
2016-05-30 22:04 See moreOn May 20th of this year, Mr. Schnutz Rudolf Durr, Head of the Venice Commission Constitutional Justice Division contacted the Coalition for an Independent and Transparent to receive the Coalition’s opinion on the legislative amendments concerning the Constitutional Court.
2016-05-25 17:31 See moreOn May 22, 2016, GYLA monitored by-elections of Sakrebulos in Gardabani, Kaspi, Tskaltubo, Ozurgeti, Khobi, Zugdidi and Gldani districts.
2016-05-23 02:37 See moreOn May 22, 2016, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association was observing the by-elections in the districts of Gardabani, Kaspi, Tskaltubo, Ozurgeti, Khobi, Zugdidi and Gldani.
2016-05-22 23:44 See moreIn the territory adjacent to Precincts No 53 and No 54 of the Zugdidi District, the supporters and representatives (about 20 people) of the electoral subjects have been mobilised since morning. At about 13:30 p.m., there was a passage of arms between the mobilised people and the representatives of the National Movement. Several dozens of people were involved in the conflict, where the representatives of the National Movement received bodily injuries. Media representatives have also been injured physically.
2016-05-22 14:30 See moreCoalition for Equality reflects upon the restriction of freedom of assembly of LGBT community members and activists on May 17 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) and urges the state to review its ineffective and discriminatory policy.
2016-05-17 15:34 See moreThe Georgian Young Lawyers' Association will submit draft amendments to be made to the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open and Transparent Governance, which is related to the fulfillment of obligations initiated by GYLA under the Open Parliament Action Plan of 2015-2016. The amendments to the Rules of Procedure have been reviewed by the Parliamentary Council and the Advisory Council, and their recommendations have been taken into consideration when preparing the draft amendments.
2016-05-17 10:50 See more