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.  

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.  

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).