June 14 is the Day of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Georgia. Since 2003, persons with disabilities and their organizations have been calling on the State to fulfill its obligation of prot ...

On May 27, 2020, an online meeting was held for specialists of day care centers for persons and children with disabilities through cooperation with the Public Defender’s Office and the Education ...

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has published a list of issues relating to the initial report submitted by Georgia. In the document the Committee outlines the key issues re ...

The Public Defender of Georgia has published a special report on the situation of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights in psychiatric and state care institutions. The report is based on t ...

The anti-crisis economic plan adopted by the Georgian Government includes important aspects in response to the challenges emerged amid the coronavirus pandemic, however, the plan does not adequately a ...

The UN General Assembly declared April 2 as the World Autism Awareness Day in 2008.[1] In 2020, the World Autism Awareness Day is focused on the problems encountered by persons with autism after reach ...

In light of the developments around the coronavirus, the Public Defender of Georgia stresses the need to provide information to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, and to protect t ...

The UN General Assembly declared March 21 as the World Down Syndrome Day in 2011. The main purpose of celebrating this day is to raise public awareness of people with Down syndrome. The world mes ...

On March 10, 2020, the Public Defender of Georgia, Nino Lomjaria, submitted a proposal to the Parliament of Georgia on the draft law on the rights of persons with disabilities and relating legislative ...

On February 19, 2020, the Public Defender of Georgia visited the multipurpose clinic (BMC) opened under the Batumi psychiatric institution. The Public Defender inspected the living and treating areas ...

On February 14, 2020, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria visited Tbilisi Mental Health Center LLC. The Public Defender viewed the men and women's departments and the dining area; she met and talked to the ...

On 19 December 2019, the Consultative Council for Promotion, Protection and Monitoring of Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held its 20th meeting, which was c ...