Public Defender’s Official Meetings in US
Public Defender Nino Lomjaria held meetings in the US House and Senate, Department of State and Department of Justice as part of her official visit to Washington. Meetings were also held with represen ...
Public Defender’s Statement on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is marked on December 3 on the initiative of the United Nations. The purpose of this day is to promote the protection of the rights and well-being of per ...
Equality Week
Equality Week was held in Georgia on November 15-24, 2021, with the aim of informing the public of the importance of equality and the available legal mechanisms to combat discrimination. The Public De ...
Public Defender of Georgia Arrives in U.S. for Official Visit
Public Defender Nino Lomjaria is paying an official visit to the United States of America from November 29 to December 3, where she will hold meetings at the U.S. Department of State, Congress and Sen ...
Report No. 3 of Group of Specialists/Experts Set up by Public Defender for Monitoring Medical Condition of Mikheil Saakashvili
On November 23, 2021, the group of experts/specialists set up by the Public Defender paid its third visit to patient (accused/convicted) Mikheil Saakashvili. The patient has been treated at the Giorgi ...
Statement on International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women
Every year, the Public Defender of Georgia joins the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which has been marked since 1991 and aims to raise public awareness of the elimination ...
Public Defender Calls on Parliament to Pause Process of Electing Supreme Court Judges
Another process of electing Supreme Court judges has started in the Parliament of Georgia. The Legal Affairs Committee set up relevant working groups and intends to hear all 4 candidates nominated by ...
Council of Europe High Commissioner for Human Rights: Georgian Politicians Must Fully Respect the Independent Mandate of the Public Defender
On November 23, 2021, Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a special statement urging Georgian politicians to respect the Public Defender’s institution a ...
Deputies of Public Defender Pay Visit to Brussels
On November 16-19, 2021, Tamar Gvaramadze and Ekaterine Skhiladze, Deputies of the Public Defender of Georgia, paid a working visit to Brussels, the capital of the Kingdom of Belgium. During the visit ...
Public Defender of Georgia Becomes Member of IOI Board of Directors
We are pleased to announce that on November 15, 2021, the Public Defender of Georgia, for the first time in the history of the Public Defender’s Office, has started fulfilling the duties of a me ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Involvement of Experts in Mikheil Saakashvili's Clinical Management Process at the Request of Ministry of Health
On November 22, 2021, the Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia addressed the Public Defender and requested the involveme ...
Group of Specialists/Experts Created by Public Defender Pays Additional Visit to Facility No. 18 due to Aggravation of Mikheil Saakashvili's Health Co ...
One of the clinical aggravations predicted by the group of specialists/experts set up by the Public Defender of Georgia relating to Mikheil Saakashvili occurred yesterday. After observing the aggravat ...
