With the support of the Equality Movement, visual artist Davit Apakidze, the founder of Fungus, implemented the project Gilded Fleece. The project premiered at the exhibition Anti-Mode within the framework of the Days of Art and Fashion in Ukraine. Gilded Fleece symbolizes the non-binary character of Colchian culture, which is a metaphor for the author’s …

The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary believes that in the current situation, the election of a judge member/s of the High Council of Justice by the Judicial Conference is unjustified.  The XXX Conference of Judges is scheduled for October 31, 2021. According to the agenda, the Conference should elect a judge member/members of …

The Equality Movement presents the research Employment and Labor Rights of LGBTQI Community (In the Context of Covid-19 Pandemic), examining the labor rights situation and employment barriers for LGBTQ people in Georgia. The research delves into the practice of access to labor rights, labor legislation and legal mechanisms for queer people. Taking into account the context …

With this statement, we, the members of the queer community and community-based organisations, are responding to the anti-constitutional remarks of the Prime Minister of Georgia[1], which serve to label us along party lines, instrumentalise and exploit us in the name of retaining power. The Prime Minister’s speculative assertion that the queer community is a culturally …

Georgian community-based organizations deem it necessary to respond to the events that have unfolded in Tbilisi from the morning of July 5 and call on the authorities to put an immediate end to the violence. Since the morning of July 5, against the backdrop of a statement by the Prime Minister of Georgia, which alarmingly …

On July 26, 2021, the term of Tamaz Tsabutashvili, a Constitutional Court judge, will expire. The President of Georgia must appoint a new member of the Court. According to the law, the new judge must be appointed from June 26 to July 16. The already weak reputation and trust in the Constitutional Court has recently …

The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary calls on the Parliament of Georgia to start working on justice system reform promptly and to ensure that the High Council of Justice is made up of qualified and trustworthy members. As it is known to the public, one of the key issues of the agreement signed …

“Equality Movement” responds to the homophobic statement made by the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Tea Tsulukiani on March 30, 2021, in the program “Imedis Dila” on Imedi TV. During the discussion of the funding of the artists, the host of the show mentioned the film “And Then We Danced” as …

The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary reacts to the amendments to the Organic Law of Georgia on Common Courts submitted by Anri Okhanashvili, Chairman of the Legal Issues Committee, and believes that the proposed fragmented changes are completely detached from the current reality. The new initiative does not improve the appointment process and …