On January 23, 2025, the Public Defender of Georgia, Levan Ioseliani, held the 38^th meeting of the Consultative Council for Monitoring the Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

In his welcome speech, the Public Defender spoke about the rights situation of persons with disabilities in the country and focused on the direction of social protection. Deputy Public Defender Irine Chikhladze introduced the agenda of the meeting to the attendees and facilitated the meeting.

The measures implemented within the framework of monitoring the promotion, protection and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and future plans were presented at the meeting; in addition, the issues of cooperation between the blind interpreters and notaries, access to justice for persons with disabilities, involvement in decision-making at various levels and electoral processes, as well as the activities of the national advisory councils working on issues of persons with disabilities and their effectiveness, possibilities of increasing the social package for persons with disabilities and shortcomings of the existing equalization mechanisms were also discussed at the meeting.

The meeting of the Consultative Council was held within the framework of the EU-funded project - Support to the Public Defender's Office of Georgia.