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 ...

On 3 December 2019, a conference dedicated to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the fifth anniversary of the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilit ...

On 18 November 2019, representatives of the Public Defender's Office, Nino Valikov and Madona Basiladze, held an informational meeting with representatives of the local self-government, local council ...

On the initiative of the Public Defender of Georgia and with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the General Comments of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disa ...