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 …

Equality Movement is implementing this project with the support of the Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia Activity (PROLoG) carried by the East-West Management Institute with the United States Agency for International Development funding (USAID) funding.

The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary is concerned about the decision of the Court of Appeals against Transparency International Georgia (TIG), where the Court found the views expressed in TIG’s study defamatory. If the decision remains in force, freedom of speech and expression and fundamental principles of human rights organizations’ work will be …

Civic platform “No to phobia!” And the „Coalition for Equality“believes that the situation in Georgia in terms of protection of freedom of religion and belief has sharply deteriorated in recent months. The state violates the principles of secularism and equality, the rights of religious minorities, and manifests unequal treatment towards people of different religious beliefs. …

Equality Movement presents the annual report of the organization. In 2020 Equality Movement has been working in three main strategic directions: Providing LGBTQ community with social and medical services; Mobilizing and supporting the social integration of LGBTQ community; Forming a supportive environment for empowering LGBTQ community in Georgia Due to the pandemic of COVID-19 Equality …

The Coalition is reacting to the draft decree, which was published on the High Council of Justice webpage on December 1, 2020. The decree is supposed to regulate the process of selection of Supreme Court judges by the High Council of Justice. The Coalition believes that the proposed rules do not ensure an open and …