March 21 marks the World Down Syndrome Day. By the decision of the UN General Assembly, on March 21 of each year, since 2012, states, international organizations, citizens, representatives of civil an ...

Guest blog from Ekaterine Skhiladze, Deputy Public Defender of Georgia and Chair of ENNHRI’s CRPD Working Group Today we celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which aims ...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities is marked on December 3 on the initiative of the United Nations. The purpose of this day is to promote the protection of the rights and well-being of per ...

On November 10, 2021, the Public Defender of Georgia, together with the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), held an international webinar on the theme: "The right to educa ...

On October 15, 2021, the Public Defender’s Office, with the support of the United Nations Developmemt Programme, organised Online Conference on Implementation of Social Rehabilitation  and ...

On October 11, 2021, the Public Defender’s Office of Georgia, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organized an online conference dedicated to the World Mental He ...

On September 15, 2021, the Public Defender's Office held a working meeting with representatives of the LEPL Agency for State Care and Assistance for Victims of Trafficking and specialized facilities f ...

On June 14, 2021, on the initiative of the Public Defender of Georgia and with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), an online meeting was held to discuss the participation o ...

Georgia marks the Day of Persons with Disabilities on June 14. The purpose of this day is to raise public awareness of people with disabilities and to remind state agencies once again of their respons ...

Significant challenges in mental health institutions are cases of hospitalization of formally voluntary patients against their will. Read more: National Preventive Mechanism Report 2020 https://bit.ly ...

Every year on April 2, the world celebrates the World Autism Awareness Day. This year the United Nations is focusing on the inequalities further exacerbated by the pandemic, which has had a negat ...

On March 22, 2021, Deputy Public Defender Ekaterine Skhiladze attended a discussion in the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was held within the 24th session of the Commit ...