The Public Defender of Georgia has started to study the case of the death of the prisoner Jido Pirtskheliani in Rustavi penitentiary institution N6, on 17 August, 2014. He will also monitor the course ...

On 10-13 June 2014, the Public Defender of Georgia, head of the Department of National Preventive Mechanism and a head of the Department of Justice have visited the capital of Spain, Madrid. The aim o ...

On 9 June, the Public Defender of Georgia has presented a special report on the Conditions of Persons with Disabilities in the Penitentiary Establishments, Temporary Detention Isolators and the Instit ...

On 5 June 2014, the Public Defender of Georgia has presented a report of his activities during 5 month for 2014. From the period of January – May, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has car ...

The Public Defender of Georgia made a statement concerning the facts of repeated hindrance of the activities of the Public Defender’s representatives by the prison staff in the penitentiary esta ...

On 2 May 2014, the representatives of the Public Defender of Georgia met and spoke with prisoners G.Ts.  And G.A. in the temporary detention isolator of Tbilisi and Mtskheta-Mtianeti. Accord ...

The Public Defender of Georgia has proposed to the Chief Prosecutor of Georgia to commence an immediate investigation about the alleged acts of degrading and inhuman treatment towards the prisone ...

The Public Defender of Georgia issued a proposal to the Chief Prosecutor of Georgia, Giorgi Badashvili, to conduct an urgent investigation into the alleged facts of ill-treatment against the prisoners ...

On April, 7, in Batumi, the Public Defender has opened a training session on the following topic: „Monitoring of Mental Health“. The training is designed for National Preventive Mechanism, ...

The Public Defender has started to study the death case of a prisoner A.M. in the Geguti N 14 Penitentiary Institution. The representatives of the Public Defender met personally and held a discus ...

The Public Defender of Georgia considers necessary  to conduct the effective and timely investigation of the death of a prisoner in the Geguti N14 penitentiary Institution. The Ombudsman appeals ...

Public Defender has addressed the Minister of Corrections of Georgia with recommendation to ensure fulfillment of rights of inmates in Penitentiary Establishment #7. Within the authority of National P ...