On April 3, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs to provide adequate care for children with disabilities who are involved in the foster care ...

On April 5, 2017, the Consultative Council of Monitoring the Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held its tenth working meeting. The m ...

World Autism Awareness Day is marked on April 2. In 2017, the theme of this day is "Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination". The UN Secretary General’s message of this year says that a ...

The Public Defender’s Office represents a national mechanism of monitoring the promotion, protection and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) in ...

On March 21, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia to take necessary measures for solving the problems of the Brotsliani Charity Ho ...

The World Down Syndrome Day is marked on March 21. Campaigns are held in various countries to raise awareness of the rights of the persons with Down's syndrome and to advocate them. This year's inform ...

The Parliament’s Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee has started consideration of the implementation of the recommendations issued by the Parliament’s resolution of June 24, 2016, ...

On January 24, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the State Fund for Protection and Assistance of Human Trafficking Victims to take necessary measures for solving problems at the Martkopi ...

On 27 January, 2017, the Public Defender’s Consultative Council for Monitoring the Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held anot ...

On 13 December, 2006, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Ten years have passed since the adoption of the Convention. Even though the ...

On November 24-25, 2016, Nino Valikov, the chief specialist of the Department of the Rights of Person with Disabilities of the Public Defender's Office, attended an annual meeting and workshop of the ...

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on December 3. The theme for this year’s International Day is “Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want”. The theme fo ...