On December 5, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the municipal councils of Batumi, Poti, Gori and Zugdidi with regard to unhindered enjoyment of parking spaces by persons with d ...

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on December 3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and ...

The Public Defender’s Office of Georgia is a national mechanism for promoting, protecting and monitoring implementation of the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ...

In September-November, 2017, representatives of the Department of Gender Equality and the Department of the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the Public Defender's Office held i ...

On October 10, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia with a proposal to raise awareness about inclusive education. The study of the cases at t ...

World Mental Health Day is celebrated on October 10, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. The th ...

October 1 has been observed as the International Day of Older Persons since 1990 in order to protect the rights of old persons and combat the population ageing. Discrimination on ground of age (ageism ...

On August 18, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Government of Georgia with a proposal to provide rehabilitation/habilitation services for adults with disabilities. The Public Defender ...

The Public Defender of Georgia is echoing Rustavi City Hall's refusal to co-finance the Mobile Psychiatric Healthcare Service and states that the municipality should necessarily review its decision si ...

On June 20, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia with a recommendation concerning the elimination of the use of public school resource-rooms ...

On June 23, 2017, the Public Defender’s Consultative Council of Monitoring the Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held its elev ...

On June 23, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia presented the Special Report on Privatization of Mental Health Institutions in Georgia, Evaluation, Conclusions and Recommendations for the Government ...