As a result of the visit of the National Preventive Mechanism to the Penitentiary Department establishment N 14 in Geguti the number of problems were revealed. It was determined that conflicts are fre ...

The Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Ministry of Corrections with a proposal regarding a draft decree of the Minister of Corrections “On determining rules of conduction of surveillance a ...

As a result of the monitoring conducted by the National Preventive Mechanism it was determined that there are certain problems in the establishment N2 that negatively affect legal rights of prisoners ...

As a result of the visit of the National Preventive Mechanism to the Penitentiary establishment N3, it was determined that numerous problems exist in the establishment. Namely, there is ventilation an ...

By the decision of the Public Defender of Georgia, the National Preventive Mechanism will have an Advisory council. The council will be composed of the Public Defender, Deputy Public Defender, heads o ...

Within the framework of the visa liberalization and European readmission agreement the Georgian authorities are obligated to return Georgian citizens residing in countries of the European Union illega ...

On the night of November 25 to 26, 2014, on the basis of a message received with regards to death of inmate A. Ch., representatives of the Public Defender’s Office visited penitentiary establish ...

At 8 am, on September 16, 2014, convict Z. S. was found dead in a cell in N6 establishment of the Penitentiary Department. A doctor confirmed biological death by hanging. On September 15, the convict ...

At 8 am, on September 16, 2014, convict Z. S. was found dead in a cell in N6 establishment of the Penitentiary Department. A doctor confirmed biological death by hanging. On September 15, the convict ...

The Public Defender of Georgia has started to study the case of the death of the prisoner Jido Pirtskheliani in Rustavi penitentiary institution N6, on 17 August, 2014. He will also monitor the course ...

On 10-13 June 2014, the Public Defender of Georgia, head of the Department of National Preventive Mechanism and a head of the Department of Justice have visited the capital of Spain, Madrid. The aim o ...

On 9 June, the Public Defender of Georgia has presented a special report on the Conditions of Persons with Disabilities in the Penitentiary Establishments, Temporary Detention Isolators and the Instit ...