May 26 - Independence Day of Georgia
With the Declaration of Independence on May 26, 1918, Georgia expressed its aspiration to be a democratic, legal, human rights-based state that "equally protects the civil and political rights of all ...
Public Defender Meets with UNICEF Representative in Georgia
On May 24, 2024, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani and Deputy Public Defender Irine Chikhladze met with UNICEF Representative in Georgia Jesper Moller.
The general situation of children's rights in the ...
Public Defender Echoes Spread of Photomontage with Image of Member of Parliament of Georgia
The Public Defender of Georgia echoes the spread of a photomontage with the image of the Member of Parliament of Georgia, Rati Ionatamishvili, accompanied by humiliating comments.
The Public Defender ...
Public Defender's Statement on Femicide
The Public Defender of Georgia expresses deep sorrow over the murder of four women in Georgia in May. These horrific acts of violence not only take away our children, mothers and sisters, but also und ...
Deputy Public Defender Attends Meeting on European Standards for Equality Bodies
On May 14-15, 2024, Irine Chikhladze, Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, and Ana Kvatchadze, acting Head of the Equality Department, attended a joint working meeting held by the Albanian Commissioner ...
Meeting on Pre-Election Issues with OSCE/ODIHR Representatives
On May 23, 2024, Levan Ioseliani, Public Defender of Georgia, met with Meaghan Fitzgerald, Head of the Election Department at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ksen ...
Public Defender Meets with Residents of Villages Located along Occupation Line
On May 16, 2024, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani visited the villages located near the occupation line of Gori municipality and met the residents of Plavi, Plavismani, Karbi and Mereti.
The basic and ...
Public Defender’s Representatives Visit Persons Arrested during Protests
Representatives of the Public Defender visited three detention centers in Tbilisi throughout the night and met with 16 persons detained under administrative rules during the May 15 rally.
Three of the ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Forms of Alleged Ill-Treatment at Rally
The forms of alleged ill-treatment, the result of which the public saw from the photos showing the injuries on the body/face of detained Davit Katsarava, are disturbing.
A representative of the Public ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Rally Ongoing on Rustaveli Avenue
The Public Defender of Georgia is watching the rally ongoing on Rustaveli Avenue.
At 17:15 on May 14, the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a warning of possible dispersal of the entire rally. The P ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Adoption of Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence by Parliament of Georgia
The Public Defender of Georgia echoes the process of adoption of the Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence in the Parliament of Georgia in the third reading today and once again explains ...
Statement of Public Defender’s Representatives on Arrested Persons
On May 13, representatives of the Public Defender visited 23 persons detained on the basis of Administrative Offences Code of Georgia in the vicinity of the Parliament of Georgia.
Unfortunately, pract ...
