The Public Defender expresses concern about the suicide committed by a 17-year-old adolescent on January 9, 2016, in the town of Borjomi, and extends condolences to his family. The Ministry of Interna ...

On January 11, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia submitted amicus curiae brief to Tbilisi City Court’s Civil Cases Chamber with regard to alleged discrimination on grounds of trade union memb ...

Congratulations to all Orthodox Christians on this remarkable festival! Christmas is a day of particular joy and happiness for all Christians. I wish this festival to bring peace, prosperity and well- ...

The Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas and Epiphany on January 6. The Public Defender of Georgia offers his congratulations to the Armenian people on these great holidays and wish ...

I wish a Happy New Year to the people of Georgia. I wish health, happiness, prosperity and peace of mind to all of you. 2015 was a year of important changes for our country and I hope that the next ye ...

The Public Defender has presented the third quarterly bulletin of the National Preventive Mechanism. The bulletin provides information about two important special reports, which was prepared and prese ...

Selection/appointment of judges has a substantive impact on a state oriented to democratic order, rule of law and human rights. Selection of judges that fully meet the high judicial status is the prim ...

On this great Christian feast people wish each other peace, confidence in the future and peace of mind. The Public Defender of Georgia joins these kind wishes. The Catholic and Protestant Churches ha ...

The Public Defender appealed to the Chief Prosecutor to launch an investigation into the alleged ill-treatment of citizen D. Kh. According to the applicant, on 4 November 2015, at about 23:00, he was ...

On December 23, 2015, the Public Defender held a roundtable on the theme: "Challenges in the protection of the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and persons with humanitarian status and their solutio ...

On December 23, 2015, Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili, together with Minister of Corrections Kakhi Kakhishvili, met with inmates in the penitentiary facility No 16 and handed over reports of the Publ ...

One of the most important obligations of the Public Defender within the goals of the National Preventive Mechanism is to effectively protect and monitor human rights in the penitentiary and other clos ...