On June 6, 2006, Tbilisi Government signed an installment purchase agreement with Akhali Rike LLC., transferring 43,350 sq.m. land on Rike territory into the ownership of the company. According to the agreement. The land had been sold for USD 7 million, which amounted to GEL 12,540,500 according to the exchange rate fixed by the national bank at that time. According to the information obtained from the registry of companies, Akhali Rike LLC was founded on April 14, 2006, by GMC Holding and a natural person Nikoloz MAkharashvili, each holding 50% of shares. Authorized capital amounted to GEL 200.
2012-12-12 03:05 See moreTraditionally, Legal Education Assistance Foundation founded by Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association held a moot court competition in the Constitutional Court of Georgia under the name “Young Lawyers for Constitutional Rights”. For the past six years, the Competition has been arranged in cooperation with the Constitutional Court. As usually, it always coincides with GYLA’s annual traditional event “Human Rights’ Week”. This year, German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation “IRZ” provided financial support.
2012-12-11 05:05 See moreA conference in frames of the project Advocating the Human Rights Oriented Prison Reform was held on December 10, 2012, organized by Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association, Article 42 of the Constitution and with support of the following donor organizations: East West Management Institute (EWMI) G-PAC Program and USAID. The Conference focused on the following topics: alternative monitoring mechanism, problems in the Code of Imprisonment of Georgia, mechanism for early release on parole, placement in penitentiary facilities, proposals to combat ill-treatment, etc.
2012-12-10 01:23 See moreInternational Anti-Corruption Day is observed annually on December 9. Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association traditionally marked the day by holding a presentation of the monitoring report Freedom of Infoprmation in Georgia – 2011 in frames of the human rights series. The report was prepared by GYLA’s monitoring group that conducted the research in 40 administrative agencies in Georgia, covering analysis of practice in the office of the parliament, correspondence offices of ministries, Government Chancellary, President’s Administration, the judicial system, the CEC, the National Bank, independent commissions, offices of self-governing cities and city hall administrations.
2012-12-09 01:26 See moreGYLA’s Georgian Media Legal Defense Center held a press conference on media-related issues on December 6, 2012. Further, it provided information to Chief Prosecutor Archil Kbilashvili about illegal actions perpetrated against media representatives. Throughout the recent years there have been important violations committed against media representatives in Georgia. Frequently journalists were deprived of the opportunity to freely pursue their activities; their own equipment and personal safety was frequently at risk. GYLA’s Georgian Media Legal Defense Center has reported a number of similar facts.
2012-12-06 01:08 See moreTV Company Channel 9 launched cable broadcasting at the end of April, this year. The Channel is owned by Eka Khvedelidze, the Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s wife (80%) and his nephew (20%). The television was established in a short period of time with well-paid journalists working there. It was well-known that the only donor of the television was the Ivanishvilis family. According to the information submitted by the National Communications’ Commission, income of the television from advertisement and other sources is meager (in the period of May-August, 2012 the reported income from advertisement comprised GEL 177, 365). In view of this, from the day of its opening, Channel 9 was not financially stable and depended completely on its owner’s funding.
2012-12-06 01:06 See moreThe Coalition believes that the legislative proposal prepared by the Ministry of Justice of Georgia (MOJ) about photography, video recording, filming and audio recording in courtroom reflects the spirit of members of the Coalition about an issue that we believe to be of vital importance. We’d like to highlight that to ensure judicial transparency we had been conducting negotiations with the High Council of Justice (HCJ) and members of previous parliament but the negotiations had been unsuccessful.
2012-12-05 05:04 See moreGeorgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) responds to the developments in the village of Tsintskaro, Tetritskaro District, and reminds the state and the law enforcement authorities in particular about the obligation to protect freedom of religion, and calls them to interfere in the current confrontation between the Christian and the Muslim population; including by means of instituting criminal prosecution where appropriate, as well as undertaking preventive measures by the police to ensure safety of the Muslim population. GYLA is particularly concerned by the statement of MP Viktor Japaridze released in relation to the Tsintskaro Conflict by Kakheti Information Center.
2012-12-05 05:02 See moreGeorgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) will present its Annual Activities Report 2012. Throughout the reporting period we provided assistance to more than 100 individuals and actively participated in ongoing developments in the country, legal drafting and election processes; implementation of reforms and training of students, in particular:
2012-11-24 05:13 See moreOn November 22, 2012, Merab Ratishvili released a statement addressed to the Human Rights Committee and members of the working group. He is requesting his name be removed from the list of political prisoners and his case be reassessed separately. Further, Ratishvili has also applied the Human Rights Center, Article 42 of the Constitution and Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association with a request to raise his case separately before the Human Rights Committee for its consideration.
2012-11-23 05:12 See more