Public Debate on Drug Policy
On May 27, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia held another public debate – “The country's drug policy." Speeches were delivered at the debate by Giorgi Labadze, representative of the Pub ...
Public Defender Meets with Population of Samegrelo Region
On May 25-26, 2016, the Public Defender met with the local population of the villages of Tsalenjikha and Martvili municipalities and got information about their needs.
The meetings showed that the mai ...
Public Defender Offers Sympathy to Family of Citizen Killed in Khurcha
On May 25, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia visited the family of Giga Otkhozoria, Georgian citizen killed by Abkhazian so-called border guards at the Khurcha-Nabakevi checkpoint on May 19, and sh ...
Public Defender Meets with Chairman of Government of Adjara
On May 24, 2016, Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili met with Archil Khabadze, Chairman of the Government of Adjara, in the city of Batumi, and discussed social challenges, infrastructure problems and hu ...
Public Defender's International Advisory Board Asks Government to Provide Ombudsman’s Office with New Building
The Public Defender's International Advisory Board members have sent a special letter to the Government of Georgia, where they ask for provision of a proper working environment for the Public Defender ...
Public Defender Meets with Residents of Kobuleti and Legva
On May 23-24, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia met with population in Kobuleti and the village of Legva. The meeting showed that the main problems of the local population are social and infrastruc ...
Public Defender Recommends Private Company to Eliminate Discrimination on Grounds of Pregnancy in Labour Relationship
On 18 May, 2016, the Public Defender addressed the microfinance organization Credo with a recommendation to eliminate discrimination on grounds of pregnancy in labor relations.
According to factual ci ...
Public Defender Calls for Adequate Response to Kortskheli Incident
The Public Defender condemns the violence committed against citizens, including members of the United National Movement, at the polling station N53 in the village of Kortskheli, Zugdidi municipality, ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Murder of G.O. at Dividing Line
On May 19, the Public Defender of Georgia was informed of the murder of a young man, G.O., at the dividing line of Abkhazia. According to reports, G.O. was trying to convey products at the Khurcha-Nab ...
May 21 - Day of Remembrance of Victims of Caucasian War
The Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Russian-Caucasian War Victims is celebrated on May 21, when the Russian-Caucasian was finally completed in 1864. Caucasians were defeated in the war, including ...
Committee Hearing of Public Defender’s Annual Report
On May 20, 2016, the Parliamentary Committee of Human Rights and Civil Integration discussed the Public Defender’s report on the situation of human rights and freedoms in 2015.
At the meeting, D ...
Information Bulletin on Rights of Conflict-affected Population
On May 20, 2016, the Public Defender introduced the second information bulletin on the rights of conflict-affected population to the participants of the Ossetian forum.
The document contains informati ...
