Spring session of the Parliament of Georgia opened today, on February 1 and will close on January 24. At the spring session, the Parliament will discuss several significant draft laws, including:1. Draft law on amendments and supplements to the law of Georgia on broadcasting;2. Charter of Freedom3. Draft law on supplements to the Law on occupied territories of Georgia.GYLA has already submitted its initial legal opinions about the supplements and amendments to the law of Georgia on broadcasting, and supplements to the law on occupied territories of Georgia to the Parliament of Georgia, and it has applied to the Speaker of the Parliament with a letter regarding the Charter of Freedom.GYLA has been actively involved in the process of legal drafting, and in frames of its
2011-02-01 10:00 See moreDistrict Court of Mtskheta sentenced a displaced person from Liakhvi Gorge, sculptor Valerian Chilashvili to one year of imprisonment on January 22, 2011. The Prosecutor’s Office of Mtskheta detained 64-year old Chilashvili in October 2010 on charges of stealing GEL 35 worth of wooden boards. Based on the motion of the Prosecutor’s Office, Chilashvili was granted bail for GEL 2000 but as the defendant could not afford the bail, he was imprisoned.
2011-01-26 08:23 See moreThe Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association responds to the eviction of internally displaced persons from building formerly housing the customs department located at 4 Abzianidze Str. in Tbilisi on January 20, 2011. GYLA’s representative has observed the process from the very beginning.Eviction on January 20, 2011 started at 7:00 am. Dozens of police officers were mobilized at the location. They hindered journalists and observers to enter the building and monitor the developments inside.
2011-01-20 14:46 See moreOn December 10, 2010, the Dispute Resolution Board was established at the State Procurement Agency. The board adjudicates appeals regarding procurement. Both bidders and entities that would like to participate in procurement have the right to lodge appeals. They have the right to appeal against actions of procuring organization or tender commission before conclusion of an agreement on procurement. The board shall render its decision within then days.
2011-01-18 13:07 See moreOpen Society Institute, Law and Health Initiative (LAHI), Open Society Georgia Foundation (OSGF), And Association Rights to Health, Fellowship in Law, Human Rights, and Patient Care.The Open Society Institute Law and Health Initiative (LAHI), Open Society Georgian Foundation and Georgian Young Lawyers Assosiation are pleased to announce a one-year fellowship program for practicing lawyers and recent law graduates in law, human rights, and patient care.
2011-01-17 14:32 See moreOn January 3, 2011, representatives of the law enforcement agencies dispersed the protest rally at Hero Square in Tbilisi by use of force and detained several participants of the rally. The rally organized by veterans of war has been held since December 27, 2010, in full compliance of stipulations of the Georgian legislation on assemblies and manifestations. Although blocking the traffic in frames of the rally had not been planned, on December 24, 2010, the rally organizers applied to the administration of Tbilisi City Hall in order to notify about the rally that was planned.
2011-01-03 15:48 See more29/XII/2010, Tbilisi, GeorgiaThe Georgian civil society representatives express their deep concern about the ongoing human rights violations in Belarus. On 19 December 2010 thousands of Belarus citizens gathered on October Square in Minsk to express their opinion regarding the Presidential elections. Later they moved to the Independence Square. According to the Amnesty International: "A small group of young men standing by the doors to the parliament building armed with batons, their faces covered with scarves started to call on the demonstrators to storm the building. They broke down the doors and broke windows after which riot police sought to disperse the entire demonstration.
2010-12-30 06:28 See moreOn October 15, 2010 the Government of Georgia passed the Resolution on Approving Modalities for Conducting Activities in the Occupied Territories of Georgia.The Resolution adopts rules and procedures for international and domestic organizations for obtaining approval from the State Minister for Reintegration Issues for implementing activities declared in the Action Plan for Engagement Strategy.
2010-12-14 08:04 See moreOn December 13, at conference room of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association, GYLA Chairperson Tamar Chugoshvili and group of media-experts headed by Lasha Tugushi held briefing concerning current issues in media.Issues related to media-transparency were of particular concern during 2010. Therefore, the Parliament of Georgia started working to implement changes in media ownership transparency.
2010-12-13 08:06 See moreFor over the last four years the Georgian Young Lawyers Association in cooperation with the Constitutional Court of Georgia has been holding annual Student Olympiad “Young Lawyers for Constitutional Rights” all over Georgia.In 2010 GYLA with financial support of the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation announced another competition for participating in the Olympiad.100 groups from different universities of Georgia expressed their interest to participate in the Olympiad.
2010-12-12 08:09 See more