World No Tobacco Day
On the World No Tobacco Day, celebrated on May 31 on the initiative of the World Health Organization, the Public Defender of Georgia would like to emphasize once again the harmful effects of tobacco p ...
Meeting on the Rights of Older People
On May 28, 2021, First Deputy Public Defender of Georgia Tamar Gvaramadze and representatives of the Public Defender's Office, Lika Tsiklauri and Nino Shalamberidze, held an informational meeting with ...
Public Defender's Statement on Violence against Journalists
According to the reports spread on May 4, 2021, during the preparation of a TV story on the territory of the Davit-Gareji monastery complex, journalists of the Mtavari TV company were abused by the cl ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Events Developed in Rioni Gorge
The Public Defender has been actively monitoring the events developing in the Rioni Gorge today. A representative of the Public Defender has been in the gorge all day long, including at the site where ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Offences Committed against Representatives of Media
On April 9, 2021, information was spread about an assault on employees of Formula TV. In particular, according to the broadcaster, assaulters physically abused one of the employees of the TV channel a ...
Public Defender Meets with Citizens Protesting against Construction of Namokhvani HPP
On April 8, 2021, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, visited the construction site of the Namokhvani HPP and met with protesters.
The Public Defender considers it unjustifiable to restrict the ...
Public Defender Calls on Ministry of Internal Affairs not to Use Force against People Protesting against Namakhvani HPP
The Public Defender once again responds to the developments around the Namakhvani HPP project and calls on the Ministry of Internal Affairs not to interfere with the realization of the constitutional ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Deteriorating Epidemiological Situation and Implementation of Preventive Measures
In recent days, the decreasing trend in the number of Covid-infected people has been replaced by an increasing trend in the country.
As is well known to the public, two most effective measures to prev ...
Public Defender Responds to Events Developing in front of Parliament of Georgia
The Public Defender is responding to the events developing in front of the Parliament building, where activists are not allowed by police officers to put up tents. The clashes resulted in the arrest o ...
Tbilisi City Hall Takes into Account Public Defender’s Recommendation relating to Zonal Agreement
The Public Defender of Georgia welcomes the implementation of the Public Defender's recommendation by the Tbilisi municipality and the revocation of Tbilisi Mayor’s Order N3383 of August 7, 2015 ...
Public Defender’s Initial Assessment of Gelati Developments
The right to care for cultural heritage is one of the basic rights enshrined in the Constitution of Georgia and it is the constitutional obligation of the Public Defender of Georgia to oversee the pro ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Events Developed in Buknari Village of Chokhatauri Municipality
The Public Defender of Georgia is responding to the conflict developed on the religious ground in the village of Buknari, Chokhatauri Municipality.
According to reports, Muslim parishioners bought a h ...
