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Tbilisi. ''Media Advocacy Coalition'' responds to statements made in regard to legislative amendments related to defamation.
Tbilisi. The Coalition is calling on the Parliament to immediately elaborate rules for the selection of the Supreme Court judges.
Tbilisi. The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary is concerned by the nomination of candidates for the Supreme Court Justice position by the High Council of Justice (HCOJ) on December 24.
Tbilisi. Keti Chutlashvili, a lawyer of ''Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center'' (EMC), the advocate of the Machalikashvili case, publishes an article – ''Why allegations of the State Security Service are unsubstantiated?''
The article contains information about an operation carried out by the State Security Service of Georgia on December 26, 2018, in several villages of the Pankisi Gorge.
Tbilisi. Local civil society organizations, lawyers, former judges and human rights watchdogs held a closed meeting on December 26 to discuss the issue of appointment of Supreme Court judges.
Tbilisi. Institute for Development of Freedom of Information publishes Comparative Analysis of Public Procurement Legislations in the Countries of Eurasian Region.
Tbilisi. The Tbilisi City Court partially satisfied a lawsuit of ''Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center'' (EMC) submitted against ''Biblus'' on behalf of one of those employed.
Tbilisi. Civil society organizations demand from the Parliament of Georgia to suspend staffing of the Supreme Court.
Tbilisi. The report prepared by IDFI and EMC with the financial support from EU analyzes the implementation of the activities of the Judicial Strategy and Action Plan (developed based on the requirements of EU-Georgia association agenda) which deal with the most compelling and pressing issues of the judicial system reform.
Tbilisi. Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) releases publication about Venice Commission’s opinion on New Provision on Prosecutorial Council.
Tbilisi. Article 42 of the Constitution publishes a statement: Postponement of enactment of ''Law of Georgia on State Inspector Service'' is harmful for fighting against torture and inhuman treatment.
Tbilisi. Georgian Young Lawyers Association evaluates negatively the postponement of term on enactment of the law on State Inspector Service.
Tbilisi. Tbilisi City Court accepted a lawsuit of Ana Tavkhelidze, Master of the Iv.
Tbilisi. Once again the report of the Venice Commission has confirmed the importance of implementing important reforms in the judiciary system, which GYLA and other public organizations have been actively pointing to responsible government agencies for many years.
Tbilisi. ''International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy'' (ISFED) considers that investigation of facts aired in a ''Saturday Courier'' program of TV Company ''Rustavi 2'' on December 15 should be launched.
Tbilisi. On November 8, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) began to examine the case of Giga Otkhozoria on merits.
Tbilisi. ''Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center'' (EMC) releases a statement regarding physical confrontation between supporters of opposition and representatives of police that took place in parallel with inauguration of the President yesterday, in Kakheti.
Tbilisi. Part of civil society organizations releases a statement regarding facts of intoxication and death caused by supposedly unknown, powerful narcotic substance.
Tbilisi. ''Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center'' (EMC) addresses the Prosecutor’s Office in regard to the case of Zviad Ratiani and demands to start prosecution against police officers.
Tbilisi. GYLA Considers the Regulation Initiated with Regards to the Administration of the President to be Unconstitutional.
Tbilisi. According to Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC) the Ministry of Internal Affairs names change of crime prevention model as one of the components of the police system reform.
Tbilisi. According to a statement of "Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center” (EMC), the Supreme Court recognized a problem of inactivity of MIA in regard to a boarding house for Muslim pupils in Kobuleti.