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GYLA challenges in the Constitutional Court the Article of the Administrative Offenses Code of Georgia that allows the police to arrest a citizen unlawfully and arbitrarily on the grounds of non-compliance

On September 22, 2017 GYLA will address to the Constitutional Court of Georgia on behalf of the Civil Activists, Nata Peradze and Konstantine Guruli and request the recognition of the normative content of Article 173 of the Administrative Offenses Code of Georgia as unconstitutional.

2017-09-22 13:27 See more

The GYLA’s response to the Georgian National Communications Commission

The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association is responding to a statement[1] of the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) regarding the GYLA’s report on the monitoring of the pre-election environment. We believe that by criticizing the GYLA, the GNCC is trying to conceal the practice which it has changed without any argumentation and a relevant legislative basis and which puts political subjects in an unequal position in relation to the ruling party and limits opposition forces’ access to the media.         

2017-09-20 14:40 See more

Amendments to the Law on “Agricultural Land Ownership" may contain risks of possible corruption deals

The Parliament of Georgia is considering the amendments to be made to the Law of Georgia on "Agricultural Land Ownership” in an accelerated way. The legislative package during the period of moratorium [i] – prior to the enactment of the new constitution- allows the alienation of agricultural land parcels to foreigners.

2017-09-07 12:13 See more

Georgian Elections 2017: FAQ about Independent Candidates

By the decision of April 14, 2016,1 the Plenum of the Constitutional Court of Georgia granted the complaint of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association and the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy2, allowing non-partisan persons to run in gamgebeli/mayoral elections on the basis of nomination by initiative groups of citizens.

2017-09-06 15:42 See more

The First Femicide Case from Georgia sent to the UN Committee on Elimination of Women Discrimination

GYLA, in collaboration with the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), on September 5, 2017, filed a femicide case with the UN Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The case relates to the inaction of the State to avoid the femicide (murder of a woman on gender grounds) and inadequate investigation of the crime that constitutes a systemic problem of discrimination against women in Georgia.

2017-09-06 10:58 See more

GYLA statement regarding the competition for selection of Precinct Election Commissions’ members

Recently media have reported about intentions of possible improper interference in the process of staffing of Precinct Election Commissions (PCE) and completing commissions with persons associated with ruling party.[1]   [1] http://rustavi2.ge/ka/news/83523

2017-09-03 05:34 See more

Statement on the Selection of Candidates for the European Court of Human Rights

On August 29, the Government selected two new candidates for the European Court of Human Rights to substitute for the candidates rejected by the Council of Europe. The Coalition believes that the composition and rules that govern the work of the Governmental Commission are still unjust, as is the outcome of its work, which does not correspond to the requirements of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly Resolution on Nomination of Candidates and Selection of Judges.

2017-08-31 17:48 See more

Georgian Elections 2017: Newsletter #1, June-July

Despite the fact that the election campaign has not yet officially started, due to the existing political context, on June 1 the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) started the pre-election monitoring of the 2017 local self-government elections.

2017-08-25 11:32 See more

The first interim report on the monitoring of the pre-election environment

The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) has released the first interim report on the monitoring of the pre-election environment. The GYLA was observing the pre-election processes through up to 20 monitors from its central office in Tbilisi and eight regional offices covering nine regions of Georgia: Adjara, Guria, Imereti, Shida Kartli, Kvemo Kartli, Kakheti, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, and Samegrelo.

2017-08-25 11:21 See more