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 Appeals to Insurance Company relating to Discrimination on Grounds of Obesity
The Public Defender of Georgia has established indirect discrimination by Imedi L Insurance Company against an insured person diagnosed with obesity.
Based on the evidence and the explanations of the ...
Public Defender’s Representatives Meet with NGOs Working on the Rights of Conflict-Affected Persons
On May 28, 2021, Tamar Gvaramadze, First Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, and Sophio Rusetski and Meri Kochlamazashvili, representatives of the Public Defender's Office, held an informational meetin ...
Public Defender Demands Review of Statements Made by MP Vakhtang Megrelishvili on Children’s Rights and Violence
On May 28, 2021, the Public Defender of Georgia called on the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia to review the statements made by MP Vakhtang Megrelishvili in the trailer of a Formula TV programme r ...
National Communications Commission Imposes Administrative Responsibility on Alt Info Ltd following Public Defender's Appeal
The Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC), based on the appeal of the Public Defender's Office, examined the programme aired by Alt Info Ltd and found that the programme seriously harmed ...
Public Defender Wishes Population of Georgia A Happy Independence Day
On May 26, 1918, the Constituent Assembly of the State of Georgia declared independence. One of the main provisions of the Act of Independence concerned human rights:
"The Democratic Republic of Georg ...
Following Public Defender's Appeal, TSU Removes Homophobic Literature from Educational Material
The Dean of the Department of Social and Political Sciences of Tbilisi State University (TSU) considered the appeal of the Public Defender's Office and replaced homophobic literature with other textbo ...
Meeting of with CPT at Public Defender’s Office as Part of Special Monitoring visit
On May 17, 2021, Deputy Public Defender of Georgia Giorgi Burjanadze and representatives of the Public Defender's Office met with a delegation from the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture ...
Deputies of Public Defender Meet with Minister of Justice
On May 21, 2021, Tamar Gvaramadze and Giorgi Burjanadze, Deputies of the Public Defender of Georgia, met with Rati Bregadze, Minister of Justice of Georgia and his Deputies.
As it is known to the publ ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Ninotsminda Children's Boarding School
On May 19, 2021, representatives of the Public Defender of Georgia paid another visit to the Ninotsminda children's boarding school, however, despite the temporary measure taken by the UN Committee on ...
Public Defender Calls on Parliament to Start Justice Reform
The Public Defender of Georgia calls on the Parliament of Georgia to expeditiously adopt the updated rules for the selection of members of the High Council of Justice, which will ensure greater transp ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Conflict between Locals in Dmanisi
As it is known to the public, on May 16 and 17, violent incidents took place among the local population in Dmanisi, which requires immediate and active steps by the state agencies in order to effectiv ...
