Statements

• Friday, 22 June 2018
  The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary Calls on the Government to Select the New Chief Prosecutor through New, Reformed Rules

  The member organizations of the Coalition believe that the current rules for selecting the Chief Prosecutor and composition of the Prosecutorial Council have significant shortcomings and fail to ensure protection...

• Thursday, 31 May 2018
  Statement on the Case of Ana Subeliani and Tamaz Akhobadze

  The Coalition is responding to the failure of administrative bodies to execute the court decision ordering to reinstate Ana Subeliani and Tamaz Akhobadze in their positions at work. This failure...

• Monday, 07 May 2018
  Coalition communicates with the UN Special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

  On behalf of the Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary,[1] we would like to inform you about the legislation on administrative offences that is currently in force in Georgia...

• Monday, 07 May 2018
  Expanding Mikheil Chinchaladze’s Authority Endangers Random Selection Principle for Court Cases

  The Coalition is concerned by the April 30 decision of the High Council of Justice that established narrow specializations for judges at Tbilisi Appeals Court and gave the unilateral power...

• Saturday, 31 March 2018
  The Coalition Responds to the Initiative on Closing the High Council of Justice Sessions to Public

  We call on the High Council of Justice to adequately assess the damaging effects of Judge Sergo Metopishvili’s initiative on judicial independence, trust towards and reputation of the judiciary, and...

• Friday, 30 March 2018
  The Coalition Calls on the Independent Inspector to Study Cases of Gender -Based Harassment

  The Coalition is concerned about the increasing frequency of statements at the High Council of Justice (HCOJ) sessions that are discriminatory based on gender and the increasingly unequal atmosphere, which...

• Tuesday, 27 March 2018
  The Coalition Calls on Non-Governmental Organizations to Create Mechanisms for Prevention of and Responding to Sexual Harassment

  The Coalition considers sexual harassment of women in the workplace and other environments unacceptable and believes that protection from gender-based violence is a fundamental human right

• Tuesday, 20 March 2018
  The Coalition is Appealing the Decision on the Case of a Former Judge

  The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary is representing the interests of former Judge Maia Bakradze in a case against the High Council of Justice (HCOJ).

• Thursday, 01 March 2018
  The Coalition Calls on the Parliament Not to Aggravate Sanctions for Administrative Violations

  The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary negatively assesses the package of draft amendments to the Code of Administrative Violations developed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

• Thursday, 11 January 2018
  Opinion of the Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary on the Fourth Wave of Judicial Reform Legislative Package

  We would like to stress that the Coalition supports the continuation of systemic reforms in the judiciary and hopes that the Fourth Wave amendments address the challenges stemming from the...