On May 28, 2025, the staff of the Equality Department of the Public Defender's Office, with the support of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, conducted training for representatives of several me ...

On May 8-9, 2025, Irine Chikhladze, Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, participated in the Leadership Hub meeting of the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet) held in Palermo (Italy). The meet ...

The special report “Summary of 10 Years of Activities of the Equality Mechanism” reflects in detail the significant changes made to anti-discrimination legislation from the date of the est ...

The report reviews the obstacles to the realization of the right to equality that various vulnerable groups faced in 2024 and offers recommendations for agencies. The document assesses the legislative ...

2 May 2025 marks the 11th anniversary of the establishment of the national anti-discrimination mechanism. Over the past 11 years, the Public Defender has examined more than 1,500 cases of alleged disc ...

On April 11, 2025, the Public Defender negotiated another settlement between the parties in an alleged age-based discrimination case, which concerned participation in an exchange training programme. I ...

The Public Defender once again addresses the issue of labour rights of persons employed in public institutions, including public servants, and explains that any personnel decision made in the public s ...

On February 24, 2025, the Public Defender's Office negotiated a settlement of another case between the parties relating to the violation of labour rights on allegedly discriminatory grounds. The Publi ...

The Public Defender echoes the appeal of the employees of the Tbilisi City Hall, as well as the rights of public servants employed in other public institutions, and emphasizes that freedom of expressi ...

The Public Defender's Office would like to respond to the disinformation voiced in Formula TV story regarding the Public Defender's response to the alleged sexual harassment of Natia Dzidziguri by pol ...

The Public Defender of Georgia echoes the recently increased cases of derogatory and stigmatizing phrases used towards  persons with mental health issues, including by political officials. Unfort ...

On November 1, 2024, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Evolution Georgia LLC with a general proposal regarding the prevention of discrimination and measures to be taken against it. In order ...