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 ...

On March 19, 2021, Public Defender of Georgia Nino Lomjaria participated in the 5th Conference on the World Down Syndrome Day. This year's message for World Down Syndrome Day is "Connect", which respo ...

On March 16, 2021, the Public Defender’s Office, in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched a series of trainings on the topic: Technical Regulations - Nationa ...

The Public Defender of Georgia welcomes the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which represents a guarantee for the provision of int ...

On March 4, 2021, the Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, Ekaterine Skhiladze, attended an international webinar on the institutionalization of persons with disabilities and presented a report on the m ...

In the context of the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus in Georgia, members of the Special Preventive Group of the Public Defender studied the epidemiological situation and protection of patien ...

Every year on March 3, World Hearing Day is celebrated with the aim of raising awareness of hearing loss and promoting ear and hearing care across the world. In 2021, the main message of this day is & ...

The Public Defender of Georgia is responding to the request relating to the increase in the amount of a social package intended for persons with disabilities and once again calls on the Government of ...

On February 18, 2021, representatives of the Department of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Department of Equality of the Public Defender's Office of Georgia held an information meeting ...

The Public Defender of Georgia welcomes the adoption of Technical Regulations for National Accessibility Standards by the Government of Georgia on December 4, 2020. It is important that the document i ...