On 16 May, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia presented a short version of the parliamentary report to representatives of the diplomatic corps, the government, international and non-governmental org ...

The Public Defender's Parliamentary Report 2015 notes that prior to imposing disciplinary penalties, the prison administration must examine if prisoners’ mental health or developmental disorders ...

Tobacco use is one of the most important public health problems in the world. Tobacco use is one of the causes of death. The Public Defender’s Parliamentary Report 2015 reviews the problems of t ...

The Public Defender echoes the broadcasting company Rustavi 2’s program - Nanuka Zhorjoliani’s Show and Imedi TV’s program - Gia Jajanidze Show, which concerned the issue of juvenile ...

On May 11-12, 2016, a training was held for journalists within the framework of the Human Rights Academy of the Public Defender in the town of Borjomi. The theme of the training was:  "Improvemen ...

On May 13, 2016, the Public Defender presented a report on women's rights and gender equality in Georgia to representatives of governmental agencies, international organizations and non-governmental s ...

On May 13, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Government of Georgia to draft amendments to the law on higher education in order to bring the law in compliance with the principle of equ ...

During the reporting period of 2015, the Public Defender and his staff had been actively monitoring the rights situation of conflict-affected population in the occupied territories, as a result of whi ...

According to the Public Defender's parliamentary report of 2015, the high number of applications submitted by socially vulnerable citizens and the results of their study refer to a number of problems ...

We welcome the legislative initiative of the Members of Parliament, Tamar Kordzaia and Tamar Khidasheli, on the definition of sexual harassment and introduction of a relevant sanction in the Administr ...

The 2015 parliamentary report notes that the Public Defender had repeatedly addressed the Minister of Corrections with a recommendation to close the penitentiary facility N7 due to its grave living co ...

On May 7-8, 2016, training was held for the staff of the Public Defender's Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of Prevention and Monitoring, the Regional Department and members of the Speci ...