Meeting on Law on Wiretapping
The Public Defender of Georgia considers that the legislative amendments adopted by the Parliament on March 22, 2017, according to which, the technical means of wiretapping still remains in the State ...
Public Defender's Statement on World Autism Awareness Day
World Autism Awareness Day is marked on April 2. In 2017, the theme of this day is "Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination". The UN Secretary General’s message of this year says that a ...
Public Defender’s Report on Situation of Human Rights and Freedoms in Georgia in 2016
This document is a report of the Public Defender about the situation of human rights and freedoms in the country in 2016. The document was prepared in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 22 ...
Sexual Harassment - The Challenges We Face
On 31 March, 2017, the Public Defender held another public debate, the theme of which was sexual harassment. The challenges relating to sexual harassment and possible solution to the problem were disc ...
Information Meetings on Early Marriage in Marneuli
On March 29, 2017, the Department of Gender Equality of the Public Defender's Office organized two information meetings in the public schools of the Kvemo Kartli villages of Sabirkendi and Takalo. The ...
Training of Human Rights Academy of Public Defender on International Refugee Protection
On March 27-29, 2017, training was held within the framework of the Human Rights Academy of the Public Defender and the project “Support to the Public Defender’s Office in Studying the Sit ...
Public Defender Addresses Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy concerning Discrimination
On March 22, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy with a recommendation concerning a case of direct discrimination on grounds of different opinion.
The P ...
Public Defender's Proposal concerning Sexual Harassment
On March 28, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee with a proposal with regard to the fulfillment of obligations under the Istanbul Convention c ...
Public Defender Selects New Members of Monitoring Group of Implementation of the UN the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Public Defender’s Office represents a national mechanism of monitoring the promotion, protection and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) in ...
Public Defender Submits Amicus Curie Brief to Tbilisi City Court concerning Sexual Harassment
On March 17, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia submitted amicus curiae brief to Tbilisi City Court concerning the alleged sexual harassment of a woman by her employer. The plaintiff’s interes ...
Public Defender's Recommendation on Problems in Brotsliani Charity House
On March 21, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia to take necessary measures for solving the problems of the Brotsliani Charity Ho ...
Few More People Die in the Workplace
According to reports, a construction worker died in Tbilisi on March 15, 2017, after he fell into an elevator shaft. On March 21, 2017, another worker died at Batumi hospital, after he fell from a bui ...
