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Statement of the Coalition about Recent Developments around the Constitutional Court

The Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary issues this statement in reaction to the latest developments around the Constitutional Court and the statement made by the Chair of the Court on February 19, 2016, about a deal allegedly ...

Unjustified changes to be made to the SEC staffing rules

On March 1, 2016, draft of law on amendments to the Law of Georgia on Election of the Supreme Council of Adjara A/R was presented to the Supreme Council of Adjara Autonomous Republic. The draft introduces changes in rules for staffing the Supr ...

Chair of the Supreme Election Commission of Ajara A/R is elected in violation of applicable legal procedures

International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) issues this statement in reaction to election of the Chair of the Supreme Election Commission of Ajara A/R (the SEC). ISFED believes that the SEC Chair is elected in violation of applic ...

The High Council of Justice dismissed Mamuka Akhvlediani in violation of the law

Yesterday the High Council of Justice made a decision to dismiss Mamuka Khvlediani from the position of the Tbilisi City Court Chair. The dismissal resolution referred to the case assignment decisions made by Mamuka Akhvlediani. Th ...

Response of NGOs comprising the “No to Phobia!” civil platform to the statements of the Minister of Education

We, the organizations comprising the “No to Phobia!” platform, are responding to the statements made by Tamar Sanikidze, Minister of Education and Science, on February 10, 2016. The statements were made in the 20/30 TV program with regard to t ...

NGOs demand a probe into a possible leak of tests for judicial certification exam

We are concerned about a public statement made by Tbilisi City Court’s chair about a candidate receiving the highest possible score in a written test for judicial certification exam and another candidate, whose answers to the same test were id ...

Recommendations for Improving the Election Environment

On February 10, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, Georgian Young Lawyers' Association and Transparency International -Georgia held a conference to present their recommendations for improving the election environment to ...

The Coalition is Challenging the Judicial Selection and Appointment Regulations at the Constitutional Court

The Coalition for and Independent and Transparent Judiciary is representing the interests of three claimants and is claiming unconstitutionality of regulatory norms for judicial selection and appointment. The current legislation authorizes t ...