On January 9, 2020, the Public Defender of Georgia filed an amicus curiae brief with the Tbilisi City Court in connection with the money laundering case against Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze. ...

The Public Defender of Georgia is responding to the President's refusal to pardon Giorgi Mamaladze and once again reminds public of the substantive shortcomings identified in the investigation and tri ...

Yesterday, on December 26, the High Council of Justice submitted 6 Supreme Court judicial candidates to the Parliament of Georgia. The Public Defender identified the same shortcomings that had been id ...

On 18 December 2019, Maia Gedevanishvili, Head of the Human Rights Department of the Public Defender’s Office, and Gvantsa Chkhaidze, Head of the Department of Criminal Justice, participated in ...

On 26 November 2019, the President of Georgia approved a new pardon rule by order No 556. The new rule differs significantly from the old procedure and therefore, it is necessary to provide informatio ...

On 28 November 2019, the Public Defender of Georgia filed an amicus curiae brief with the Tbilisi City Court and called it to ensure that the additional obligations imposed on MP Nikanor Melia as a pr ...

The Public Defender’s Office has completed the examination of investigative materials relating  to the death of Ia Kerzaia and found the same systemic gaps in the case, which were character ...

The Public Defender considers that the Tbilisi City Court trials of persons detained during a rally on November 18, 2019, failed to meet the minimum human rights standards. The trial of 12 persons det ...

On 4 November 2019, the Public Defender filed an amicus curiae brief with Tbilisi City Court in connection with the criminal case against Nika Gvaramia, former Director General of the Rustavi 2 Broadc ...

On 23 October 2019, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria met with Tamta Todadze and her lawyer. The Public Defender heard the details of the case personally from the victim and the lawyer, including about th ...

On 11 October 2019, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria, Deputy Public Defender Giorgi Burjanadze and representatives of the Department of Criminal Justice of the Public Defender's Office met with family me ...

The Public Defender of Georgia joins the public criticism regarding the pardoning of certain individuals by the President of Georgia and calls on the President to ensure maximum transparency and publi ...