"I would like to congratulate all our fellow citizens who are today celebrating Novruz Bayrami - a beautiful holiday marking the coming of Spring, equinox and revival of the earth. I am joining this c ...

World Down Syndrome Day is marked on March 21 every year. Establishment of this day by the United Nations was aimed at raising public awareness of people with Down syndrome. The message of the World D ...

The Jewish community of Georgia celebrates the beautiful holiday of Purim today, which commemorates the deliverance and victory of Jews living in Persia in the 5th century BC.

The Public Defender considers that the bill drafted by the office of the Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia, discussion of which started last week, cannot fully respond to the challenges in the ...

On 11-15 March 2016, Ekaterine Skhiladze, Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, and Ana Iluridze and Mariam Tavdgiridze, representatives of the Public Defender's Office, participated in the 63rd session ...

On 5-6 March 2019, a working meeting was held within the framework of the Council of Europe project "Improvement of Mental Health Care of Disabled Persons Deprived of their Liberty". The aim of the me ...

On 12 March 2019, the State Security Service of Georgia released a statement about alleged suicide committed by Irakli Kvaratskhelia, born in the Gali district in 1990. According to the de facto autho ...

On 12 March 2019, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria met with President Salome Zourabichvili and provided information about the human rights situation in the country. The meeting in the presidential palace ...

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has published a report on Georgia, which represents an interim assessment of implementation of recommendations issued to Georgia within th ...

Congratulations on March 8, International Women's Day, which has been officially celebrated by the United Nations since 1975. March 8 is a day of struggle for women’s equality and is aimed at un ...

On 5 March, 2019, the Public Defender of Georgia was awarded a certificate of accreditation at the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) held in Geneva, Switzerland, which pro ...

On 5 March 2019, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria presented a special report on the situation of equality in the country. At the opening of the event, the Public Defender noted that the enactment of the ...