In the case of Temirlan Machalikashvili,[1] the European Court of Human Rights found the violation of the State's positive obligation to the right to life due to the failure to conduct an effective an ...

On December 5, 2022, the Public Defender applied to the Prosecutor General of Georgia about the ineffectiveness of the investigation into the death of citizen T.M. and elimination of shortcomings in t ...

In November and December 2022, the Public Defender of Georgia applied to the Constitutional Court of Georgia with 7 constitutional lawsuits, which concern various systemic problems in the field of hum ...

As is known to the public, on December 14, 2022, the Special Penitentiary Service released footage showing prisoner Mikheil Saakashvili in a ward of a medical facility. According to the Service, the f ...

On December 13, 2022, acting Public Defender Tamar Gvaramadze and Deputy Public Defender Ekaterine Skhiladze participated in the Conference on Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All, which was held in c ...

The Public Defender of Georgia has completed the examination of the judgement of the Court of Appeal against Nika Gvaramia and believes that Article 18 of the European Convention on Human Rights (rest ...

As public is aware, on November 16, 2021, the Public Defender of Georgia, by order No. 157,[1] set up a group of specialists/experts in order to assess the adequacy and timeliness of the medical servi ...

The Public Defender considers the investigation of the July 5 case ineffective. The Prosecutor's Office did not charge anyone with the organization or leadership of a criminal group, while the decisio ...

The Public Defender expresses extreme concern regarding the judgment delivered today by Tbilisi Court of Appeal against Nika Gvaramia. We remind the public that back in 2019, the Public Defender appli ...

On October 22-23, 2022, the employees of the Public Defender’s Office conducted training for civic education teachers on important aspects of children's rights. The purpose of the training was t ...

Considering the high public interest, the Public Defender would like to inform the public about the results of examination of the case of Ioseb Gogashvili. Ioseb Gogashvili and his lawyers made a stat ...

The Public Defender of Georgia considers that an investigation should be launched on the basis of the statements made by the family members and lawyers of defendant Ioseb Gogashvili on August 11, 2022 ...