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The Ministry of Energy violated the law

As the society might be aware, on January 18 2017, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Society officially applied to the Ministry of Energy of Georgia and requested the following information: - The copy of the Agreement (contract) signed with Gazprom in exchange for transit of Russian Gas that expired on December 31, 2016;

2017-01-26 10:13 See more

GYLA URGES THE PARLIAMENT OF GEORGIA TO EXERCISE PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL OVER THE REDUCTION OF BUDGET FUNDS AND THE ON-GOING REORGANISATION PROCESS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association considers it necessary to provide the public with additional information on the expected outcomes of the initiative of the Prime Minister of Georgia of 9 December 2016, which related to the on-going reorganisation process in public institutions and possible dismissals of public officers for the purpose of reducing budget funds. GYLA has already circulated its public statement and frequently asked questions regarding this issue.

2017-01-23 10:49 See more

DISMISSAL FROM PUBLIC SERVICE: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The initiative of the Government of Georgia regarding the reduction of budget funds may cause a large-scale reduction in the number of post in public institutions on the basis of reorganisation. Proceeding from high public interest in this issue, we consider it necessary to spread answers to questions frequently asked to our organisation.

2017-01-09 11:01 See more

MONITORING CRIMINAL TRIALS IN TBILISI AND KUTAISI CITY AND APPELLATE COURT

The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association presented the results of its monitoring of criminal cases in Kutaisi and Tbilisi City and Appellate Courts on 8 December 2016. The court monitoring conducted by GYLA is funded by USAID through the Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia (PROLoG) Activity implemented by the East-West Management Institute (EWMI).

2016-12-08 14:51 See more

The GYLA releases the results of monitoring of adjudication of complaints and summarization of polling results after the elections

The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association was observing the period after the election day of October 8 in 61 majoritarian electoral districts and 37 district election commissions, and the period after the second round of the elections of October 30 – in 47 majoritarian electoral districts and 24 district election commissions.  

2016-11-25 14:52 See more

Non-governmental organizations respond to the statement of the Chairperson of the CEC

The decree no. 221/2016 of the Chairperson of the CEC of November 22, 2016, determined the amounts of direct funding to be allocated to political parties from the State Budget of Georgia. This decree contradicts the requirements of law as it puts only one political union – ``Industry Will Save Georgia`` – in a privileged position without any legal grounds.  

2016-11-24 11:20 See more

The GYLA calls upon the Government to treat the state interests in maintaining relations with the diaspora with caution and not to make a hasty decision on abolishing the Office of the State Minister for Diaspora Issues

The GYLA calls upon the Government to treat the state interests in maintaining relations with the diaspora with caution and not to make a hasty decision on abolishing the Office of the State Minister for Diaspora Issues.  

2016-11-10 18:14 See more

Assessment of the polling day of the second round of the parliamentary elections

The voting process of the second round of the parliamentary elections proceeded in a calm environment. The voters mainly expressed their will freely.  

2016-10-31 12:50 See more

Results of observation of the polling day as of 9 P.M.

The GYLA continues to monitor the polling day.  

2016-10-30 21:40 See more

Results of observation of the polling day as of 6 P.M.

As of 6 P.M., the GYLA continues to monitor the polling day.  

2016-10-30 18:39 See more