Public Defender Nino Lomjaria, together with members of the Special Preventive Group, monitored Tbilisi’s public school No 202 (boarding school for blind children). The school provides boarding ...

On May 10, 2018, Deputy Public Defender Ekaterine Skhiladze, representatives of the Public Defender's Office and members of the Consultative Council for Monitoring the Implementation of the UN Convent ...

On April 20, 2018, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria presented a monitoring report on the state employment programs intended for persons with disabilities. At the opening of the event, the Public Defender ...

On April 13, 2018, the Consultative Council for Monitoring the Implementation, Protection and Promotion of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held its 14th meeting. The meeting ...

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. The world supports the rights of people with autism and speaks out against discrimination. The 2018 World Autism Awareness Day will focus on the importance of em ...

World Down Syndrome Day is marked on March 21, which is aimed at raising public awareness of people with Down syndrome. The theme of the World Down Syndrome Day 2018 - "What I Bring to the Community" ...

On March 20, 2018, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, visited the Public Defender’s Office of Georgia. Eka ...

On January 30, 2018, the Consultative Council for Monitoring the Implementation, Protection and Promotion of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held its 13th meeting. The meetin ...

On January 3, 2018, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria addressed the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia with a proposal concerning the education rights of children with disabilities who are left ...

On December 5, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the municipal councils of Batumi, Poti, Gori and Zugdidi with regard to unhindered enjoyment of parking spaces by persons with d ...

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on December 3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and ...

The Public Defender’s Office of Georgia is a national mechanism for promoting, protecting and monitoring implementation of the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ...