On December 24-25, 2025, the Consultative Council of the Public Defender of Georgia for the Monitoring of the Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held its 40^th meeting.

At the opening of the meeting, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani spoke about the importance of the issues on the agenda, including the amendments to be made to the Council's Statute.

The meeting presented information on the activities carried out in the past period within the framework of monitoring the promotion, protection and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Members of the Council spoke about the lack of targeted services for persons with disabilities and challenges related to the quality of existing services. Special attention was paid to the process of launching the personal assistant service for persons with disabilities and the associated difficulties, as well as the importance of accessibility as a key principle of the Convention and the implementation of the right, and the necessity of monitoring.

The meeting discussed the planned amendments to the Statute of the Consultative Council for the Monitoring of Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The draft amendments were prepared to bring the Statute closer to the principles of the Convention and were submitted to the visiting members of the Council for their opinions.

During the discussion held within the framework of the meeting, the positions of the visiting members of the Council were heard on the amendments to be made to individual articles. The participants of the meeting agreed that the opinions expressed would be reflected in the amendments and would be discussed at the next meeting of the Council.

The event was held with the funding of the European Union project - "Support to the Public Defender's Office".