Public Defender Visits Gori Social Housing
On January 20, 2025, the Public Defender of Georgia, Levan Ioseliani, visited the Gori social housing, met with its residents and learned about their situation.
“People have been living in deplo ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Multiple Legislative Amendments
As is known to the public, the Parliament of Georgia has adopted significant legislative amendments over the past week, several of which do not comply with human rights standards. It is noteworthy tha ...
Public Defender Calls on Ministry of Internal Affairs not to Use Special Equipment against Participants in Peaceful Assembly
The Public Defender echoes the crackdown on the rally on Rustaveli Avenue (21:15-22:00). As we have repeatedly indicated in recent days, in the event that specific individuals commit violent acts, app ...
Public Defender Visits Persons Detained during Protests
Given the high public interest, we would like to inform the public that the Public Defender of Georgia, Levan Ioseliani, has already visited some of the persons detained during the protest rally on Ru ...
Public Defender's Statement on Dispersal of November 28-29 Protest Rally
From 02:00 am of November 29, the Ministry of Internal Affairs began actively conducting police measures, using a large number of human police forces and special equipment.
The criminal acts of inhuma ...
Public Defender Monitors Rally underway in Tbilisi
The Public Defender of Georgia is monitoring the protest rally being held in Tbilisi.
According to the preliminary assessment, at 02:00 on November 29, the rally taking place on Rustaveli Avenue in Tb ...
Public Defender's Statement on Protests Ongoing in Georgia
The Public Defender of Georgia is closely monitoring the protests being held in Tbilisi and other cities of Georgia.
According to the Public Defender of Georgia, the protests are currently peaceful an ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Management of Assemblies
The Public Defender of Georgia echoes the protests scheduled for November 24 in Tbilisi and clarifies several issues related to the management of rallies.
The right to peaceful assembly and demonstra ...
Proposal regarding Production and Publication of Statistical Data on Administrative Detentions
On November 18, 2024, the Public Defender of Georgia submitted a proposal to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia regarding the production and publication of full statistical data on the use of ...
Amicus Curiae Brief on Secrecy Standard in Elections
On November 13, 2024, the Public Defender of Georgia filed the opinion of the friend of the court (Amicus Curiae) with Tbilisi City Court’s Collegium of Administrative Cases relating to the case ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Older Persons Killed by Fire in Mukhrani Savane
The Public Defender expresses sorrow over the death of the beneficiaries as a result of the fire that broke out in the Mukhrani Savane home for older persons, offers his condolences to the families of ...
Opinion of the Friend of the Court (Amicus Curiae) regarding Refusal of International Protection for Afghan Sadigov
On November 4, 2024, the Public Defender of Georgia filed an opinion of the friend of the court with Tbilisi City Court regarding the decision to refuse international protection of Azerbaijani journal ...
