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 medical institutions, including lawyers and persons responsible for human resources management.

The training aimed to provide information on equality issues to medical institutions in order to further align their activities with the principles of equality and non-discrimination.

The participants were given the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the essence of the right to equality, the scope of anti-discrimination legislation and, in this regard, the mandate of the Public Defender as a national anti-discrimination mechanism. In addition to the theoretical overview, the training focused on covering practical issues tailored to the participants. For this purpose, they received information on discriminatory cases identified directly in the medical field. In addition, since the participants are persons responsible for maintaining legal relations with employees and, at the same time, are employed themselves, attention was also focused on issues of discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace.

Similar activities aimed at raising awareness are particularly important for improving the situation of equality in the country. The Public Defender hopes that even more representatives of various fields will be willing to deepen their knowledge on equality issues and contribute to the prevention of discrimination.