Training for Public Defender's Staff
On September 16, 17 and 18, 2019, employees of the Public Defender's Office have been undergoing three-day training on amicus curiae brief, freedom of expression, hate speech and promotion of discrimi ...
Public Defender’s Statement on the Use of Pardon Power by the President of Georgia
The Public Defender of Georgia joins the public criticism regarding the pardoning of certain individuals by the President of Georgia and calls on the President to ensure maximum transparency and publi ...
Training on International Refugee Protection and Security
On 12-13 September 2019, the Public Defender's Office organized a training on issues relating to international refugee protection and security. The training was attended by representatives of the Publ ...
Meetings in Akhmeta Municipality
On 13 September 2019, Natia Pitskhelauri and Eter Shiukashvili, employees of the Kakheti Office of Eastern Division of the Public Defender's Office, met with Ioseb Karumashvili, Mayor of Akhmeta Munic ...
Public Defender Meets with Zviad Kordzadze
On 13 September 2019, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria and Deputy Public Defender Giorgi Burjanadze met with lawyer Zviad Kordzadze to discuss the criminal case against TBC Bank founders Mamuka Khazaradz ...
Public Defender Terms Restrictions on Travel Insurance for Older People as Discrimination
On 2 September 2019, the Public Defender of Georgia found age discrimination against the Ardi insurance company, as the company refused to grant travel insurance to A. G. (born in 1937) and S.Kh. (bor ...
Training on Issues relating to Stateless Persons
On 10-11 September 2019, training was held for representatives of the Public Defender’s Office, state agencies and NGOs, where Nina Murray, Head of Policy and Research at European Network on Sta ...
Public Defender Receives Medal for Her Contribution to Development of Democracy
On 10 September 2019, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, met with Brock Bierman, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia ...
Public Defender Terms Segregation of Students by University of Georgia according to their Academic Performance as Discriminatory
On 29 August 2019, the Public Defender of Georgia established discrimination against the University of Georgia and recommended the University to amend the rule of segregation of students according to ...
Deputy Public Defender Participates in UNFPA Regional Conference
On 9-11 September 2019, Deputy Public Defender Ekaterine Skhiladze participated in the UNFPA Regional Conference - "Leaving No One Behind: Ensuring the Rights of Women and Youth with Disabilities&rdqu ...
Member of Public Defender's Consultative Council on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Becomes Youth Representative of Georgia to the UN
Esma Gumberidze, Member of the Consultative Council on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the Public Defender of Georgia, has become the Youth Representative of Georgia to the UN.
Esma Gumberi ...
Public Defender Meets with Representatives of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
On 10 September 2019, Public Defender of Georgia Nino Lomjaria met with Megan Fitzgerald, Deputy Head of the Democratization Department of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights ...
