The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) positively assesses the performance of the National Preventive Mechanism of the Public Defender of Georgia and posts a video showing the activities ...

In 2020, the Public Defender of Georgia published a special report, in which we talked about the fact that the management model of semi-open establishments was based on informal hierarchy of prisoners ...

In the context of the epidemic caused by novel coronavirus in Georgia, the members of the Special Preventive Group of the Public Defender studied the epidemiological situation and rights situation of ...

On May 7 and June 12, 2020, the Deputy Public Defender and members of the Special Preventive Group paid special visits to the Center for Mental Health and Prevention of Addiction Ltd. The purpose of t ...

On May 7, 2020, amid the epidemic caused by novel coronavirus in Georgia, the Deputy Public Defender and members of the Special Preventive Group paid an ad hoc visit to the temporary accommodation cen ...

The Special Preventive Group monitored quarantine spaces in March-May 2020. 112 respondents were interviewed in detail at 41 quarantine hotels. Most of the respondents said that the law enforcement of ...

On April 30, 2020, as well as on May 1 and 7, in the context of the novel coronavirus epidemic in Georgia, the Public Defender and members of the Special Preventive Group paid an ad hoc visit to Penit ...

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 ...

If you or your acquaintance are currently in the quarantine zone and have a desire and time to provide us with information about the above issues, please send us your contact information. Interviews w ...

On March 25, 2020, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture urgently adopted a document, which offers advice to the OPCAT States Parties and National Preventive Mechanisms relating to the protecti ...

The Special Preventive Group of the Public Defender of Georgia carried out monitoring in the penitentiary institution No 3 on September 16-17, 2019. The purpose of the visit was to examine the situati ...

On February 21-22, 2020, a working meeting was held between the Public Defender's Office and the State Inspector’s Office, which was led by State Inspector Londa Toloraia and Deputy Public Defen ...