The Public Defender of Georgia welcomes another acquittal by Tbilisi City Court. In particular, Tbilisi City Court acquitted Nika Katsia on September 3, 2025. On February 24, 2025, the Public Defender ...

As is known to the public, for years the Public Defender has been pointing out the incorrect practice of law enforcement agencies, during which personal searches of those arrested on drug charges were ...

The Public Defender of Georgia welcomes another acquittal by Tbilisi City Court, towards Tevdore Abramov on August 15, 2025. On April 14, 2025, the Public Defender filed an amicus curiae brief with Tb ...

The Public Defender welcomes the acquittal of Giorgi Akhobadze by the Tbilisi City Court on August 6, 2025. On March 24, 2025, the Public Defender submitted an amicus curiae brief to the court in the ...

As is already known to the public, after the visits and relevant studies conducted by the Public Defender's representatives on June 27, July 11 and 16, 2025, within the framework of monitoring, the Pu ...

On July 22-23, 2025, OSCE/ODIHR conducted a course on the monitoring of assemblies for the staff of the Public Defender’s Office of Georgia. The event was opened with welcoming remarks by Levan ...

On June 27, July 11 and 16, 2025, Public Defender's representatives visited Nino Datashvili in Penitentiary Institution No. 5. During the meeting, Nino Datashvili discussed various issues with the rep ...

On July 12, 2025, Giorgi Bachiashvili, a convict placed in Penitentiary Institution No. 18, contacted the Public Defender’s Office and reported the inhuman treatment he had been subjected to. Th ...

On February 5, 2025, the Public Defender of Georgia filed a constitutional claim[1] with the Constitutional Court of Georgia, challenging the norms of the provisions of penitentiary institutions No. 2 ...

On May 22, Public Defender's representatives visited two persons detained on administrative charges in the vicinity of the Tbilisi City Court. The detainees reported alleged use of excessive force and ...

On May 19, 2025, the Public Defender of Georgia, Levan Ioseliani, presented the Legislative and Practical Analysis of Administration of Justice and Parole of Life-Sentenced Prisoners. The special repo ...

On May 8, 2025, the Public Defender of Georgia visited life-sentenced prisoners in Batumi Penitentiary Establishment No. 3 and received information about the progress of the 2-year programme for the p ...