A lot has been done by the state to prevent ill-treatment and torture of citizens, or violation of their rights by law enforcement officers in recent years. However, a lot of efforts are still needed ...

In September, the media reported of 4 cases, when 4 workers were killed and 5 injured. This situation is alarming and needs to be radically changed through urgent and strict steps that must be taken b ...

On October 2, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia held another public debate on the topic: “Gender policy of the self-government elections”. The debates was moderated by Teona Kupunia, Pr ...

The Public Defender of Georgia has presented an updated, quarterly bulletin. The document provides information about the Public Defender's summer activities, monitoring of closed institutions, special ...

The competition Me – Ombudsman was launched on October 2, 2017. The competition is supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and is funded by the EU project “Fight agai ...

The Public Defender of Georgia held an informational event together with members of the association Safe Toy in Tbilisi Mall on October 1. During the event, persons concerned could get information abo ...

October 1 has been observed as the International Day of Older Persons since 1990 in order to protect the rights of old persons and combat the population ageing. Discrimination on ground of age (ageism ...

The Public Defender of Georgia calls on the relevant state and local self-government bodies to take immediate measures to improve the rights of children in pre-school institutions, increase the access ...

On September 25, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed Chiatura municipal administration with a recommendation and urged to allocate financial assistance to all persons with sharply expressed ...

On September 27-28, 2017, Ucha Nanuashvili, Public Defender of Georgia, Natia Katsitadze, First Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, and Tamar Gabiani, Head of the Department of Protection of Human Righ ...

On September 26, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Chief Prosecutor of Georgia with a proposal to launch an investigation into the alleged ill-treatment of defendant S.M. by policemen ...

On September 19, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia submitted amicus curiae brief to the court with regard to an alleged discrimination of a child with disabilities on grounds of nationality. Accord ...