Training for Civic Education Teachers
On October 22-23, 2022, the employees of the Public Defender’s Office conducted training for civic education teachers on important aspects of children's rights.
The purpose of the training was t ...
Public Defender Responds to Damage Done to Human Rights Defender Nata Peradze’s Car
On October 22, 2022, the media reported that some individuals painted the car of civil activist Nata Peradze and wrote insulting words on it. The human rights defender names the recent criticism of th ...
Employees of Public Defender’s Office Hold Meetings with Representatives of Western Georgia Municipalities
On October 20 and 21, 2022, the employees of the Public Defender’s Office held meetings with representatives of 19 municipalities of Western Georgia.
At the meetings held in Kutaisi and Zugdidi, ...
World Homeless Day
October 10 marks the World Homeless Day, the purpose of which is to draw attention to the challenges of a particularly vulnerable group of society, the homeless.
All human beings have the right to saf ...
Presentation of Special Report on Rights Situation of Asylum Seekers and Internationally Protected Persons
On October 5, 2022, the Public Defender’s Office of Georgia and UNHCR Georgia held a joint presentation of the report on the rights situation of asylum seekers and internationally protected pers ...
International Conference on the Rights of Older Persons and the Role of Ombudsman and Mediator Institutions
October 1 is the International Day of Older Persons. Every year, the United Nations marks this day with different themes. The theme for the International Day of Older Persons this year is "Resilience ...
Public Defender Echoes Discrediting Campaign against Human Rights Defenders
Taking into account the special role of human rights defenders in a democratic society, the Public Defender considers the recent discrediting campaign against them and creation of obstacles for their ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Large-Scale Secret Surveillance
The Public Defender of Georgia echoes the story aired by Pirveli TV on September 17, 2022, relating to the large-scale secret surveillance and wiretapping. The TV story included video, audio and writt ...
Public Defender Meets with Representatives of Culture and Dismissed Employees
On August 5, 2022, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria met with representatives of the field of culture, including persons dismissed from the agencies subordinated to the Ministry.
At the meeting, which was ...
Public Defender Checks Implementation of Free Meal Programme
In February and March 2022, the Public Defender's Office monitored 59 randomly selected soup kitchens operating in 25 municipalities of Georgia.
It should be noted that the free meal programme is bein ...
Public Defender Addresses the Culture, Education and Sports Center of the Union of the Blind with Recommendation relating to Violation of Labour Right ...
The Public Defender’s Office of Georgia studied the alleged illegal dismissal of former employees of the Culture, Education and Sports Center of the Union of the Blind of Georgia – NNLE an ...
Public Defender Echoes Alleged Unauthorized Surveillance of Media Representatives
On July 13, 2022, an audio recording was released by the media, which described the planning process of the Main Channel programme - Post Factum and contained information about journalists' confidenti ...
