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On September 14, 2020, USAID/PROLoG organized an online meeting with representatives of the Public Defender’s Office (PDO) and Maia Kopaleishvili, a Georgian expert, who was hired to develop a case management document for PDO’s Equality Department. The document will help improve management of anti-discrimination cases. It will include case management rules and procedures, the rules for communication with parties, protocols of oral interviews and oral hearings with parties and third parties, and recommendations on how to assess and process cases.
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202021Sep
Online Meeting with PDO on Case Management
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202021Sep
Training for PDO’s Equality Department on Writing Recommendations
On September 18, 2020 USAID/PROLoG organized an online training for the Public Defender’s Office (PDO) Equality Department on writing recommendations in discrimination cases. Tamas Kadar, Deputy Director and Head of Legal and Policy at the Equinet Europe, conducted the training.
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202018Sep
Live Discussion of Electronic Case Filing in Georgia
On September 17 USAID/PROLoG organized a live online discussion of electronic case management in courts, specifically the electronic case filing system used at the Tbilisi City Court (TCC). The discussion was organized within the framework of PROLoG’s judicial exchange activities and involved representatives of TCC and the Georgian Bar Association (GBA).
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202009Sep
USAID/PROLoG Supports Workshop for Judicial Chamber at the Supreme Court on New Grounds for Judicial Discipline
On September 8, USAID/PROLOG supported a remote workshop for the Judicial Disciplinary Chamber at Supreme Court on grounds for judicial discipline, involving USAID/PROLoG’s US expert, Victoria Henley, former Director-Chief Council of the California Commission on Judicial Performance.
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202001Sep
Public Discussions on the Judicial Reform Needs and Solutions Open a Forum for Professional Reflection
Georgian Democracy Initiative (GDI) as the chair organization of the Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary, with the support of USAID/PROLoG, is hosting a series of online discussions on key judicial reform areas and objectives.
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202031Aug
EMC lawyers met with population of Khulo Municipality
On August 24 - 25, EMC with USAID/PROLoG support organized a mobile clinic for religious minorities in Khulo and Ghorjomi. The goal of the visit was to provide free legal aid and identify problems faced by the community.
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202012Aug
USAID/PROLoG Supports Adoption of Standards for Judges’ Specialization in the Rights of the Child
The High Council of Justice of Georgia (HCoJ), with USAID/PROLoG support, adopted Regulation on Specialization of Judges in the field of Rights of the Child. The need for the standards emerged when Article 5¹ of the Civil Procedure Code of Georgia came into force in September, 2019, requiring judges specialized in Rights of the Child in legal proceedings involving a child.
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202011Aug
Training of Trainers for Judges on Sexual Harassment
On August 8-10, USAID/PROLoG, in cooperation with the High School of Justice (HSoJ), organized Training of Trainers (ToT) for the judges of common courts on enhancing justice through gender equality and eliminating sexual harassment. Adam Schmidt, Director of Democracy, Government and Social Development at USAID Georgia, and Giorgi Tkavadze, head of the independent board of HSoJ made opening remarks. The training was led by Patricia Noonan, international expert, and Mariam Gaiparshvili, local expert, who were involved in development of the course.
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202005Aug
USAID/PROLoG Supports First Online Trainings on Child Rights for LAS Lawyers
In July-August, with USAID/PROLoG grant assistance, the State funded Legal Aid Service (LAS) organized online trainings on Child Rights for three groups of lawyers and consultants, as well as selected public registry lawyers.
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202003Aug
GTUC Conducts Online Discussion on Essential Terms of Employment Contract and Covid-19
On July 31, Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC), under the USAID/PROLoG-funded project “Legal Aid for Protection of Workers Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic,” organized an online discussion on “Essential Terms of Employment Contract and Covid-19.” GTUC lawyers Tamar Surmava and Irakli Mkheidze hosted the event with Levan Gogitauri, PR specialist, moderating the discussion. The purpose of the event was to share information concerning employees’ labor rights during the pandemic.
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