GYLA Magazine #2, 2018 summarizes activities carried out by GYLA in January-March.

The Coalition for ,,Euro Atlantic Georgia’’ welcomes and supports the peace initiative of the Government of Georgia ,,Step for a Better Future’’, which was developed through the public involvement and a package of relevant legislative amendments.

The attack on black students in the evening of April 8 in Dighmis Masivi is extremely alarming. Video of the event shows racist statements and motives of attackers. Together with recently identified other crimes motivated by intolerance, this incident indicates that the state should implement a consistent and systemic anti-discrimination policy.  

Vide of the event shows that several black students were attacked, physically assaulted and verbally abused outside a sports field on Beliashvili Street. According to the students, violent actions perpetrated against them were motivated by their skin color. Attackers also demanded that they leave the country. 

The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary has submitted two additional legislative proposals to the Parliament of Georgia that involve strengthening the independence of the High School of Justice and changing the role of court chairs and their selection procedure. The Coalition has previously submitted proposals regarding the system of disciplinary liability of judges.

GYLA introduced students to the ichange portal. Discussions were held at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi State Medical University, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University and Ozurgeti Professional College ,,Horizont’’.

On April 10, 2018, the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court of Georgia and requested the cancellation of the normative content of the provision in the Tax Code which does not allow equal application of tax privileges to residents of the high mountainous regions.

Johannes Hahn's Response Letter to Georgian Civil Society's Letter about the law on Labour Safety in Georgia

Georgian National Communications Commission was not entitled to grant authorization to "NTV Plus". According to the Departmental Registry of Georgian National Communications Commission, "NTV Plus" has been the entity authorized to provide satellite transit broadcasting services since 2016. As NTV Plus announced, entering Georgia is not just a business project, but also a "social mission".

GYLA Disapproves Tightening Sanctions on Posters and Banners.