Public Defender’s Office Is the Most Open Public Agency
On May 23, 2022, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) summarized the year of 2021 in terms of access to public information and handed over a special ...
Meeting with Representatives of United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
On May 19, 2022, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, and Tamar Gvaramadze, First Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, met with Mark Simakovsky, Deputy Assistant Administrator of the USAID Bureau ...
Meeting with Delegation from European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
On May 17, 2022, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, and Ekaterine Skhiladze, Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, met with the representatives of the delegation from the European Commission agai ...
Public Defender’s Statement on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, which aims to condemn violence and express solidarity with LGBT+ people. However, LGBT+ people and their supporters have not b ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Nika Gvaramia Case
On May 11, 2022, the final hearing was held in connection with the case of Nika Gvaramia, former Director General of Rustavi 2 Broadcasting TV Company Ltd. We would like to remind the public that on N ...
Report on Impact of Covid 19 on Health and Other Rights of Prisoners and Staff of Penitentiary System
On May 11, 2022, the Public Defender of Georgia and Prevention for Progress, a non-governmental organization, presented a joint report “Impact of Covid 19 on the Health and Other Rights of Priso ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Accommodation of Ukrainian Citizens Staying in Georgia
On the basis of the media reports[1] and the applications received from the Ukrainian citizens forcedly displaced as a result of the military aggression of the Russian Federation, who are currently st ...
Reports on Attitudes towards LGBTQI people
On May 6, 2022, the Public Defender's Office and the Women’s Initiatives Supportive Group (WISG), a non-governmental organization, presented reports on public attitudes towards the LGBTQI commun ...
Public Defender of Georgia Meets with Director of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
On May 5, 2022, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, and Tamar Gvaramadze and Giorgi Burjanadze, Deputies of the Public Defender, met with Matteo Mecacci, Director of the OSCE Office for De ...
Public Defender Files Amicus Curiae Brief with Court regarding Lawsuit on Air Pollution
Atmospheric air pollution is one of the most important challenges facing both the world and Georgia, which poses a serious threat to public health. Given the risks associated with air pollution, a wel ...
Public Defender’s Recommendation on Cultural Heritage Monument - Batumi Boulevard
For many years, the active, chaotic and spontaneous development of Batumi has posed severe challenges to the city. In particular, the processes in the historic center of the city significantly damaged ...
Public Defender Submits Alternative Report on Enforcement of Rulings Taken against Georgia by European Court and UN Committee on Elimination of Discri ...
The Public Defender of Georgia submitted an alternative report on the state of enforcement of rulings taken towards Georgia by the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Committee on the Eliminatio ...
