A presentation of Public Defenders’ Consultation Council of Monitoring of Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was held on 24 ...

The Public Defender has addressed the National Communications Commission with regard to ensuring access to information for persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities still face barriers in r ...

The Public Defender has proposed the Government of Georgia to ensure support measures for independent living of persons with disabilities leaving care. The persons with disabilities, who were under th ...

According to media reports, ramps have been installed for persons with disabilities in 4 residential buildings in the Nadzaladevi district of Tbilisi. Similar efforts are underway in other buildings a ...

According to media reports, organizers of the European Olympic Youth Festival Tbilisi 2015 did not take into account the needs of people with disabilities who wished to attend the opening ceremony on ...

The Public Defender of Georgia expresses his concern about the advertisement of the fast food company “KFC”, published on its Georgian page of the social net – “Facebook” ...

On June 22, 2015, the Public Defender of Georgia held a presentation - “Legal rights of persons with disabilities in accordance with the Public Defender of Georgia Parliamentary Report for 2014& ...

On June 14, Day for Protection of Rights of Persons with Disabilities is marked in Georgia. The commemoration of the day is linked to adoption of the Law of Georgia “On social protection of pers ...

On May 5, 2015, the Department for Protection of Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the Public Defender presented vision of the Public Defender on the mechanism of popularization, protection and m ...

On April 3, 2015, the Public Defender presented two special reports “On legal rights of the child in mountainous regions of Georgia” and “Results of the monitoring in pre-school inst ...

On April 2, World Autism Awareness Day is marked across the world. Establishment of this day by the United Nations General Assembly serves the purpose of raising awareness of the public about problems ...

On March 21, the World marks World Down Syndrome Day which aims mainly at raising awareness of all sections of society, including members of families with persons with Down syndrome. In 2015, the awa ...