The Central Election Commission of Georgia in cooperation with the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) launches a pilot project “Electoral Development Schools 2015”. 17-25 years old youth will have an opportunity to undergo the learning course and obtain knowledge on electoral issues during July 13 - 24.
On June 26, the International Day for the Support of the Victims of Torture, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association expresses solidarity to the victims of torture and calls on the government to ensure timely, independent and comprehensive investigation on the facts of torture and ill-treatment.
Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association calls on the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia to conduct immediate and impartial investigation on video materials released by TV company Rustavi 2 on July 2, 2015 illustrating alleged fact of ill-treatment committed against Phylip Babayan and Arthur Ohanezian in Police Department of Dzveli Tbilisi.
On July 6, 2015 the Central Election Commission(CEC) and Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association(GYLA) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the framework of “Electoral Education Schools 2015” project with a view to promote public awareness and election culture.
The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) is responding to the information, publicized by the Kakheti Information Center, relating to the facts of pressure upon the media representatives. The June 23, 2015 article “The Journalists are Threatened to be Killed because of Publicizing the Caricatures” says that the journalists are being threatened.
Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association expresses deep sorrow for the death of a prisoner in Gldani #8 penitentiary and calls on the government for rapid, impartial and thorough investigation of the case.
As reported, D.T. born in 1980, allegedly committed suicide in the toilet where he was found by his inmates. He has been placed with 6 inmates in a cell. Further, as the relatives of the deceased state, the fatal accident took place after the prisoner met the investigator. The case has been initiated as per Article 115 of the Criminal Code.
TBILISI – Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary is hosting a roundtable discussion on the Third Wave of Judicial Reform on July 14, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., at the Holiday Inn Hotel. The meeting will bring together government and civil society stakeholders to discuss the draft laws that the Ministry of Justice of Georgia has recently submitted to the Parliament.
Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association voices its position about expansion of occupation line by Russian Federation on the territory controlled by Georgia. According to the information released by media, on July 11, 2015 Russian troops pushed on the occupation line by 300 meters in village Orchosani Gori region, and by half and a kilometer in Tsitelubani-Khurvaleti area. Part of Baku-Supsa pipeline was also left behind the territory controlled by Georgia.
On 7 July 2015 Venice Commission, Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE) and OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) issued a preliminary joint opinion on the draft amendments to the Law on Prosecutor’s office of Georgia. Prior to the issuance of the opinion, the Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary had evaluated the draft amendments reforming the prosecution system that were proposed by the Ministry of Justice and supported by the Government of Georgia. Additionally, the Coalition had the opportunity to present its detailed opinion on the prosecution reform to the Venice Commission.
With GYLA’s Assistance Six Individuals Won a Labor Dispute to Casino “Ajara”
GYLA’s Tbilisi office protected interests of six individuals, whose labor contracts were unreasonably terminated by Casino “Ajara”. The court found their dismissal illegal and Casino “Ajara” became obliged to compensate 68 120 laris in favor of applicants.
