Personal data
Birth date: April 23, 1974
Family status: Married

Education

• 2002 - Human rights law and practice program at University of Birmingham / England
• 2002 - Institute of International and Comparative Law / Researcher / London, England
• 2002 - 2005 - Institute of Political Science, Academy of Sciences / post-graduate course / Tbilisi, Georgia
• 2000 - International Human Rights Institute / Human Rights Program / Strasbourg, France
• 1994-1999 Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University/Department of International Law and International Relations / diploma in international law
• 1991-1996 - Institute of Political Science / diploma in political science / Tbilisi, Georgia

Professional experience

• 2012 - 2017 December - Public Defender of Georgia
• 2010 - 2012 - Human Rights House / Chairman of Board
• 2007 - 2012 - Human Rights Center / Director
• 2000 - 2002 - Tbilisi Institute of Political Science / Lecturer
• 2003 - 2004 - Police Academy of Ministry of Internal Affairs / Lecturer
• 2000 - 2001 - Tbilisi initiative group of Amnesty International / Coordinator
• 1998 - 1999 - Georgian National Committee of Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly (HCA) / Human Rights Officer
• 1996 - 2007 - Human Rights Information and Documentation Center / various positions

Additional activities

• EU Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum / Working Group Coordinator / 2011-2012
• Member of Amnesty International / since March 2000
• Member of Human Rights Education Coordinating Council of Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia / 1997-1999
• Member of Board of Advisors of the Research Center of Armed Forces and Society under the International Association of Political Sciences / 1999-2002
• Editor-in-chief of monthly edition - Human Rights in Georgia, 2000-2003
• Member of Board of the information analytical center Caucasus Network / 2004-2006
• Member of Board of Tbilisi Council of People to People International / 2001-2012
• Member of Board of the Georgian Committee of International Campaign to Ban Landmines / 1998-1999
• Member of Board of the Georgian Section of War Resister's International / 2001
• Member of Board of Civil Medium / 2010-2012
• Member of Board of Global Initiative on Psychiatry / 2011-2012

Professional associations

Vice President of the Georgia Political Science Association (GPSA) / 2000–present

Publications

More than 35 reports and publications on human rights issues