Workshop on Gender Sensitive Reporting
On June 22, 2018, the Public Defender of Georgia held a workshop on gender sensitive reporting for journalists, media experts and other stakeholders.
Participants of the workshop listened to the exper ...
Working Meeting on Istanbul Convention and Monitoring Mechanism
On June 19, 2018, a working meeting was organized by the Public Defender's Office and the Council of Europe Office in Georgia. Improvement of the mechanism for monitoring the Istanbul Convention for t ...
Presentation of Femicide Monitoring Results
On June 18, 2018, the Public Defender of Georgia presented a femicide monitoring report. The document provides an analysis of the attempts of gender killing and attempted killing of women committed in ...
Information Meeting with Social Workers and Psychologists in Kakheti Region
On May 11, 2018, representatives of the Department of Gender of the Public Defender's Office, the Center for Child’s Rights and the Telavi Office of the Regional Department held an informational ...
Consultative Council of Femicide Monitoring Mechanism Holds Its First Meeting
The Consultative Council set up within the framework of the femicide monitoring mechanism held its first meeting at the Public Defender's Office on April 24, 2018. The meeting was attended by Deputy P ...
Public Defender’s Recommendation relating to Violation of Referral Procedure by General Educational Institutions
On April 16, 2018, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, addressed the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia with regard to the cases of violation of the referral procedure by general educ ...
Public Defender of Georgia Responds to Murder of Woman
Public Defender Nino Lomjaria is expressing sorrow at the murder of a woman in Tbilisi on 13 April 2018 and is offering sympathy to the family and relatives of the victim.
Despite the fact that the ra ...
Information Meeting with Representatives of Kakheti Municipalities
On April 4, 2018, Deputy Public Defender Ekaterine Skhiladze, together with representatives of the Telavi Office of the Public Defender and Women's Information Center, held an information meeting with ...
Public Defender of Georgia Criticizes Vakhtang Shakarishvili’s Sexist Comment
The Public Defender of Georgia is criticizing the comment made by Vakhtang Shakarishvili, a member of Tbilisi City Council. In particular, Shakarishvili addressed the participants of a public discussi ...
Public Defender’s Recommendation relating to Application of Warning Mechanism in Cases of Domestic Violence
On March 5, 2018, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria addressed the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a recommendation relating to ineffective response to the cases of domestic violence.
The ca ...
Public Defender’s Statement on International Women's Day
Congratulations on the International Women's Day! I wish the celebration of this day in Georgia to be related to the understanding of the history of women's movement and the results achieved. In addit ...
Public Defender’s Recommendation on Violation of Ethical Norms by Police Officer
On January 9, 2018, Nino Lomjaria, the Public Defender of Georgia, addressed the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia with a recommendation concerning the improper response to the fact of violation ...
