June 1 is International Children's Day. This date reminds the world community that all States have an obligation to take into account the best interests of each child, to protect their life and health ...

The Public Defender of Georgia, Nino Lomjaria, assessed the gender policy of local self-government bodies at the online conference on May 28, 2020, and presented a special report drawn up by the Offic ...

The Parliament of Georgia has taken into account some of the opinions of the Public Defender relating to the amendments to the Law on Public Health and the Criminal Procedure Code. The draft amendment ...

On May 21, 2020, the Public Defender of Georgia submitted opinions to the Parliament of Georgia relating to the draft amendments to the Law of Georgia on Public Health and the Criminal Procedure Code ...

The Public Defender of Georgia has collected the questions asked by citizens about receiving compensations within the framework of a state programme and we are presenting answers to these questions in ...

The pandemic has particularly negative effects on the rights of vulnerable groups, such as stateless persons, asylum seekers and persons with international protection. The Public Defender's Office is ...

Amid the novel coronavirus epidemic in Georgia, the Public Defender of Georgia and the Special Preventive Group paid visits to penitentiary establishments nos. 17, 5 and 8. The purpose of the visits w ...

The anti-crisis economic plan adopted by the Georgian Government includes important aspects in response to the challenges emerged amid the coronavirus pandemic, however, the plan does not adequately a ...

The Public Defender of Georgia joins the joint statement of the National Human Rights Institutions in Europe on the need for solidarity on human rights in the context of the novel coronavirus disease ...

The Public Defender of Georgia, as a constitutional body oversighting the protection of human rights in the country, has issued a special address to the State and people of Georgia. Although additiona ...

The present policy brief of the United Nations describes the serious impact of COVID-19 on children, its scales and negative effects, particularly emphasizes the state of vulnerable groups of children ...

Public Defender positively evaluates the situation at the checkpoints set up for the quarantine purposes in Marneuli, Rustavi and Mtskheta. Representatives of the Public Defender's Office visited the ...