Training for Civic Education Teachers
On October 22-23, 2022, the employees of the Public Defender’s Office conducted training for civic education teachers on important aspects of children's rights.
The purpose of the training was t ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Ioseb Gogashvili Case
Considering the high public interest, the Public Defender would like to inform the public about the results of examination of the case of Ioseb Gogashvili.
Ioseb Gogashvili and his lawyers made a stat ...
Public Defender Echoes Ioseb Gogashvili’s Statements
The Public Defender of Georgia considers that an investigation should be launched on the basis of the statements made by the family members and lawyers of defendant Ioseb Gogashvili on August 11, 2022 ...
Public Defender Echoes Alleged Unauthorized Surveillance of Media Representatives
On July 13, 2022, an audio recording was released by the media, which described the planning process of the Main Channel programme - Post Factum and contained information about journalists' confidenti ...
Public Defender’s Statement One Year after July 5 Violence
On July 5, 2021, pre-organized groups committed group violence against a large number of civilians in different locations of Tbilisi. Journalists and citizens suffered health injuries of various degre ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Pride Week
The Public Defender of Georgia echoes the Pride Week that is due to start on June 28 and emphasizes the importance of ensuring the conduct of events within the framework of the Week in a peaceful and ...
Employees of Public Defender's Office Complete First Stage of “Child and Police” Project
From May 24 to June 13, 2022, the Public Defender’s Office held meetings with schoolchildren living in different regions of Georgia. The aim of the project was to raise children’s awarenes ...
Findings of CPT Report are Identical to Problems Indicated in Public Defender’s Reports
On June 16, 2022, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) published a report on its ad hoc visit to Georgia, which along with a number of pressing issues, focuses on signs of inform ...
Results of Public Defender’s Examination of Judgement in Nika Gvaramia Case
The Public Defender of Georgia has studied the judgement delivered by Tbilisi City Court on May 16, 2022, by which Nika Gvaramia, former Director General of Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company, was found g ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Nika Gvaramia Case
On May 11, 2022, the final hearing was held in connection with the case of Nika Gvaramia, former Director General of Rustavi 2 Broadcasting TV Company Ltd. We would like to remind the public that on N ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Report of Group of Medical Experts
The Public Defender’s Office is responding to the May 2 statements of the Minister of Justice of Georgia and the questions received from the Special Penitentiary Service relating to the report i ...
The Public Defender is echoing the hastened consideration of the draft law on the Special Investigation Service in the Parliament of Georgia and consi ...
The Public Defender is echoing the hastened consideration of the draft law on the Special Investigation Service in the Parliament of Georgia and considers that the content of the draft law and the unr ...
