On 2 July 2019, the Public Defender's Office started to study the criminal case (#074220619801) of alleged abuse of power by the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on 20-21 June 2019 (inves ...

On 1 July 2019, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria met with protesters, who have been on a hunger strike for eight days now. Nino Lomjaria informed the protesters of the monitoring results and the efforts ...

On 1 July 2019 Public Defender Nino Lomjaria, Deputy Public Defender Giorgi Burjanadze and representatives of the Public Defender's Office met with members of the monitoring team of the OSCE Office fo ...

As the public is aware, the Public Defender of Georgia, together with international and local NGOs, independently observes the process of selection of Supreme Court judges. Within the framework of the ...

The Public Defender addresses the Parliament not to postpone the enactment of the investigative function of the State Inspector's Office until the mobilization of financial resources for this institut ...

On 26 June 2019, the Public Defender of Georgia presented two special reports in connection with the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: (1) Report of the National Preventive ...

Public defender Nino Lomjaria is responding to the Prosecutor General's readiness to engage the Public Defender of Georgia with the supervisory power in the investigation of cases of alleged abuse of ...

A number of visits have been paid to closed institutions, including temporary detention facilities. Given the increased public interest in the issue, we would like to provide additional details about ...

Public Defender Nino Lomjaria has responded to the request of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatiana Moskalkova, to assist in the protection of the rights of Russian ...

The Public Defender of Georgia is responding to the events developed on Rustaveli Avenue on June 20-21, 2019. The Public Defender and her representatives were actively observing the events related to ...

The Public Defender of Georgia and her representatives had been monitoring the events developed on Rustaveli Avenue all night long. Employees of the Office visited the detained demonstrators in police ...

The Public Defender of Georgia is responding to the rally ongoing in front of the Parliament of Georgia and emphasizes that the right to peaceful assembly and demonstration is a fundamental human righ ...