On May 8, 2025, the Public Defender of Georgia visited life-sentenced prisoners in Batumi Penitentiary Establishment No. 3 and received information about the progress of the 2-year programme for the p ...

The media is reporting information about the death of a prisoner at the VivaMedi Clinic. The Public Defender's Office will conduct a full examination of the case to establish and assess the causes of ...

On April 25, 2025, Public Defender of Georgia Levan Ioseliani met with Minister of Justice Paata Salia. The Public Defender spoke about the challenges identified during his visits to penitentiary inst ...

On April 24, 2025, the Public Defender of Georgia, Levan Ioseliani, met with prisoners, including life-sentenced prisoners, in Rustavi Penitentiary Establishment No. 17. The Public Defender spoke with ...

On April 3, 2025, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani visited the Juvenile Rehabilitation Establishment No. 11 of the Penitentiary Service. The Public Defender inspected the institution's infrastructure, ...

The Public Defender of Georgia has published a special report “Legislative and Practical Analysis of Administration of Justice and Conditional Release of Life-Sentenced Prisoners”. The Pub ...

By Order No. 21 of the Public Defender of Georgia of February 6, 2025, a group of specialists/experts was created to assess the adequacy and timeliness of the medical services provided to defendant Mz ...

On February 12, 2025, representatives of the Public Defender, including a doctor employed at the Public Defender's Office, visited Afgan Sadigov, a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan, who is in ext ...

On February 6, 2025, the Public Defender of Georgia created a group of doctors to assess the adequacy and timeliness of medical services provided to Mzia Amaglobeli by the Penitentiary Service (includ ...

“Unfortunately, as during previous protests, use of excessive force by the police has become a common practice, and the fact that 22 out of 25 detainees indicate physical violence is an alarming ...

On February 2 and 3, Public Defender's representatives visited 25 persons detained on administrative charges during a protest rally in Tbilisi, in the temporary detention centers of Tbilisi and Dushet ...

The incidents of ill-treatment and use of excessive force by the police against citizens, journalists and politicians, reflected in video footage spread by public sources, are disturbing. Information ...