August-September Information Bulletin, 2015
The Public Defender presented a combined bulletin of August and September. The document reviews Public Defender’s recommendations and proposals, which were submitted to the relevant agencies for ...
Public Defender’s Statement on the Release and Public Screening of Sexual Abuse Videos
Considering the gravity of the matter, the Public Defender once again draws attention to the release and screening of videos showing sexual abuse and urges relevant agencies to make appropriate respon ...
Meeting on Social and Economic Rights in the Council of Europe
On 15 October 2015 Deputy Public Defender Natia Katsitadze and Head of the Department of International Relations and Communications Niko Tatulashvili attended a meeting of representatives of the Counc ...
Public Defender Observes Rustavi 2 Trial
The Public Defender of Georgia is monitoring the court hearing into the broadcasting company Rustavi 2 case. A few months ago the Public Defender released a statement about the court's ruling on seizu ...
Presentation of Public Defender’s Academy of Human Rights
On 19 October 2015 the Public Defender opened the Academy of Human Rights. Pursuant to the legislation, one of the important functions of the Public Defender is to carry out educational activities on ...
Perpetrators of Releasing Videos Showing Personal Life must be Punished in Shortest Time
The Public Defender considers that the investigation into the release of video footage showing torture and sexual abuse on October 17 must be completed as soon as possible. The Public Defender's Offic ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Detention of Three Persons for Sticking Posters
On October 16, 2015, Tabula TV Director Tamar Chergoleishvili and Director General Lexo Machavariani as well as student Salome Khvadagiani were detained for sticking posters to a construction fence in ...
Round Table on Activation of Ossetian Community, Confidence Building and Conflict Transformation
On 16 October 2015 the Public Defender held a round table on the issues of activation of the role of the Ossetian community, confidence building and conflict transformation. The state of the Ossetian ...
Public Defender Welcomes Investigation of Crimes Committed during and after August War
On 13 October 2015 the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, addressed the Court’s Judges and requested authorization to initiate an investigation into the alleged war ...
First Deputy Public Defender Meets with PACE Monitoring Committee Co-rapporteurs
First Deputy Public Defender Paata Beltadze has met with Boriss Cilevics and Kerstin Lundgren, Co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE). The ...
Public Defender Responds to Rustavi 2 TV Story
The Public Defender has responded to the 9 October TV story of “Rustavi 2” news edition “Kurieri” about Akhmed Chatayev being put on the United States’ global list of ter ...
Public Defender's Statement on World Mental Health Day
10 October was first observed as World Mental Health Day in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues ar ...
