On June 14 Georgia has been marking the National Day of Persons with Disabilities for many years, but each time we have to speak about significant problems and challenges in the field of protection of ...

On May 31, 2017, Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili held a working meeting with representatives of central and local authorities about social rehabilitation programs for children in Georgia. Exchange of ...

Rusudan Kokhodze, Deputy Head of the Department of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the Public Defender's Office, took part in the annual meeting of the UN Convention on the Rights of Person ...

On May 17, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia organized a working meeting on mental health issues. At the opening of the meeting, Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili noted that the event aimed at discu ...

On April 3, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs to provide adequate care for children with disabilities who are involved in the foster care ...

On April 5, 2017, the Consultative Council of Monitoring the Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held its tenth working meeting. The m ...

World Autism Awareness Day is marked on April 2. In 2017, the theme of this day is "Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination". The UN Secretary General’s message of this year says that a ...

The Public Defender’s Office represents a national mechanism of monitoring the promotion, protection and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) in ...

On March 21, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia to take necessary measures for solving the problems of the Brotsliani Charity Ho ...

The World Down Syndrome Day is marked on March 21. Campaigns are held in various countries to raise awareness of the rights of the persons with Down's syndrome and to advocate them. This year's inform ...

The Parliament’s Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee has started consideration of the implementation of the recommendations issued by the Parliament’s resolution of June 24, 2016, ...

On January 24, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the State Fund for Protection and Assistance of Human Trafficking Victims to take necessary measures for solving problems at the Martkopi ...