The Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary responds to the judicial selection competition for the 61 vacant judicial positions ongoing at the High Council of Justice (HCOJ).
2015-12-04 10:25 See moreGeorgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), and Transparency International – Georgia presented recommendations about special electoral precincts to the Government of Georgia. [1]
2015-12-03 10:50 See moreThe Coalition believes that the draft proposed by the Ministry of Justice introduces principally incompatible elements into the current procedural system, considerably worsen the legal standing of the defense party and are overall threatening to the principles of adversarial proceedings and equality of arms. We believe enactment of the draft will in the future create numerous important legal and practical problems. Among them:
2015-11-30 15:02 See moreThe Parliament of Georgia is expeditiously reviewing amendments to the Law of Georgia on Special Penitentiary Service, drafted and initiated by the Committee for Human Rights and Civic Integration
2015-11-27 15:08 See moreIn 2015 the government of Georgia launched a reform to ensure independence of the office of prosecutor. The Ministry of Justice drafted a concept of the reform firs and later a draft of amendments to the Law of Georgia on Prosecutor’s Office.
2015-11-25 18:43 See moreOn 12 November, with coordination by the Open Society Georgia Foundation, five Georgian NGOs addressed their written statement to the justices of the International Criminal Court concerning the commencement of investigation into the war crimes and crimes against humanity possibly committed during the August 2008 war.
2015-11-18 17:48 See moreOn 12 November, with coordination by the Open Society Georgia Foundation, five Georgian non-governmental organizations addressed their written statement to the justices of the International Criminal Court concerning the commencement of investigation into the war crimes and crimes against humanity possibly committed during the August 2008 war. The statement has been signed off by the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), the Article 42 of the Constitution, the Human Rights Center and the Center for Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation of Torture Victims.
2015-11-18 17:48 See moreGYLA releases this statement in reaction to the November 12 incident in Gori, when law enforcement authorities interfered with the right to peaceful assembly without a legal cause, in violation of the Georgian Constitution and applicable legislation.
2015-11-16 10:38 See moreThe Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Mr. Juan Mendez undertook a visit to Georgia from 12 to 19 March 2015, to assess the impact of reforms instituted in Georgia on the situation of torture and ill-treatment in the country. During his visit Mr. Mendez met with representatives of the government and civil society, including the chair of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association.
2015-11-16 09:59 See moreGeorgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) observed October 31, 2015 by-elections of the Parliament of Georgia in Martvili and Sagarejo.
2015-11-10 16:51 See more