On November 14, 2016, training was held for members of the Public Defender's Special Preventive Group about the right to health in the penitentiary facilities. Sociologist Iago Kachkachishvili and hea ...

On November 3, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia submitted an interim report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. The report concerns the situation of ...

On November 10-13, 2016, the Human Rights Academy of the Public Defender held training with the financial support of the UN Women. The theme of the training was: Coverage of Gender Issues and Journali ...

On November 10, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Tabula TV Company with a general proposal regarding a sexist promo video of the program Restaurant. The Public Defender considers tha ...

The Public Defender has started to study the cases of alleged female genital mutilation in the Kvareli municipality, Kakheti region, on his own initiative. On October 24-25 and November 9, 2016, the P ...

The Public Defender of Georgia has presented the October information bulletin, which reviews the parliamentary elections of Georgia, the identified violations and the need for their timely and effecti ...

On November 9, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia appealed to the microfinance organization CC Loan with a general proposal concerning advertising of the quick loan service.  The Public Defende ...

The Public Defender is responding to the video spread on social networks, which shows children's performance of a “wedding” in Tbilisi’s 56th kindergarten. The Public Defender consid ...

On November 7-9, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia hosted Armenian colleagues to share experiences concerning the issues of violence against women and domestic violence and to discuss future cooper ...

On November 9, 2016, the Public Defender’s Consultative Council for Monitoring the Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held its ...

On November 9, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia held an event on the occasion of the 1-year anniversary of its hotline and distributed flyers containing information about the hotline among the pop ...

On November 3-5, 2016, training was held for the staff of the Public Defender's Office and members of the Special Preventive Group. The theme of the training was: "Monitoring of mental health issues i ...