Tbilisi. 12 Non governmental Organizations released the Summary Evaluation on the Anti-Discrimination Law. "It is unfortunate, that despite the principled request of up to 40 non-governmental and religious organizations, as well as the Ombudsman, neither the Parliament nor the Government have introduced the fining mechanisms into the law, which would have been a significant contribution to the effective elimination of all forms of discrimination. It is regrettable, that without informing the civil society, the Government of Georgia has changed and significantly weakened the progressive draft law, prepared by the Ministry of Justice through the broad-scale public involvement. It is also notable, that unforeseen amendments were made to the draft law by the Parliament, during its second hearing at the plenary session; under this amendment, the public order and morality were named to be legitimate goals in the definition of the discrimination", says the statement.

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