As public is aware, on November 16, 2021, the Public Defender of Georgia, by order No. 157,[1] set up a group of specialists/experts in order to assess the adequacy and timeliness of the medical servi ...

The Public Defender considers the investigation of the July 5 case ineffective. The Prosecutor's Office did not charge anyone with the organization or leadership of a criminal group, while the decisio ...

The Public Defender expresses extreme concern regarding the judgment delivered today by Tbilisi Court of Appeal against Nika Gvaramia. We remind the public that back in 2019, the Public Defender appli ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...