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 ...

On 27 January, 2017, the Public Defender’s Consultative Council for Monitoring the Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held anot ...

On 13 December, 2006, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Ten years have passed since the adoption of the Convention. Even though the ...

On November 24-25, 2016, Nino Valikov, the chief specialist of the Department of the Rights of Person with Disabilities of the Public Defender's Office, attended an annual meeting and workshop of the ...

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on December 3. The theme for this year’s International Day is “Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want”. The theme fo ...

On November 14-18, 2016, the Human Rights Academy of the Public Defender held training for 17 representatives of City Halls and City Assemblies working on budgetary-financial and social issues. The th ...

On November 9, 2016, the Public Defender’s Consultative Council for Monitoring the Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held its ...

The Public Defender's Office represents a national mechanism for monitoring the promotion, protection and implementation of the Convention provided by article 33 (2) of the UN Convention (2006) on the ...

On October 20, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia presented a report on the monitoring of state care institutions of persons with disabilities to state agencies and non-governmental organizations. T ...

On October 17, 2016, the Public Defender presented a survey report on the legislative reform of capacity to the judicial authorities and NGOs. The survey was developed within the framework of the moni ...