December 3 marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities on the initiative of the United Nations. Its purpose is to promote the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, as well as ...

In January and March 2022, the Public Defender’s Office monitored 11 social housing facilities operating in 7 municipalities of Georgia (Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Gori, Batumi, Ozurgeti and Zug ...

World Mental Health Day is marked on October 10 every year, which serves to raise public awareness of mental health and mobilize efforts to support those who have mental health problems. This year's t ...

In 2022, the Public Defender’s Office studied the situation of the right to work and employment of persons with disabilities of working age living in Georgia. The report evaluates the study cond ...

On September 16, 2022,  the Public Defender’s Consultative Council for the Promotion, Protection and Monitoring of the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons wi ...

In February and March 2022, the Public Defender's Office monitored 59 randomly selected soup kitchens operating in 25 municipalities of Georgia. It should be noted that the free meal programme is bein ...

The Public Defender’s Office of Georgia studied the alleged illegal dismissal of former employees of the Culture, Education and Sports Center of the Union of the Blind of Georgia – NNLE an ...

In June 2022, employees of the Gender Department and the Department on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the Public Defender’s Office - Gvantsa Kharatishvili, Mariam Gvidiani, Ana Lobzh ...

In February and March 2022, the monitoring group of the Public Defender of Georgia inspected the social homes for homeless people in Gori, Ozurgeti and Kutaisi and found that the conditions there do n ...

The Public Defender of Georgia welcomes changes to the Decree of the Government of Georgia on Social Package, as a result of which persons with disabilities will no longer be restricted from receiving ...

Day of Persons with Disabilities is marked on June 14 in Georgia. The aim of this day is to raise public awareness of people with disabilities and once again focus on the rights situation of these peo ...

On May 27, 2022, the Public Defender’s Consultative Council for the Promotion, Protection and Monitoring of the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held i ...