World No Tobacco Day
Every year since 1987, May 31 has been marked as the World No Tobacco Day, the aim of which is to draw the world's attention to the tobacco epidemic and the severe consequences caused by it.
The Publi ...
Public Defender Meets with Mufti of Administration of Muslims of Eastern Georgia
On May 30, 2024, Levan Ioseliani, Public Defender of Georgia, met with Etibar Eminov, Mufti of Eastern Georgia of the Administration of All Muslims of Georgia, and Sheikh Taig Nabiev.
At the introduct ...
Public Defender Visits Penitentiary Establishment No. 10 in Ksani
On May 29, 2024, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani visited Penitentiary Establishment No. 10 in Ksani.
The Public Defender checked the infrastructure of the penitentiary institution, the living conditio ...
Public Defender’s Representatives Visit Two Detained Protesters in Penitentiary Establishment No. 8
Representatives of the Public Defender of Georgia visited two detained protesters in Penitentiary Establishment No. 8, after information was publicly spread about their ill-treatment earlier today.
As ...
Public Defender Calls on Parliament not to Override Veto on Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence
Speaking at the session of the Legal Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani called on the Parliament of Georgia not to override the veto that the President put ...
May 26 - Independence Day of Georgia
With the Declaration of Independence on May 26, 1918, Georgia expressed its aspiration to be a democratic, legal, human rights-based state that "equally protects the civil and political rights of all ...
Public Defender Meets with UNICEF Representative in Georgia
On May 24, 2024, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani and Deputy Public Defender Irine Chikhladze met with UNICEF Representative in Georgia Jesper Moller.
The general situation of children's rights in the ...
Public Defender Echoes Spread of Photomontage with Image of Member of Parliament of Georgia
The Public Defender of Georgia echoes the spread of a photomontage with the image of the Member of Parliament of Georgia, Rati Ionatamishvili, accompanied by humiliating comments.
The Public Defender ...
Public Defender's Statement on Femicide
The Public Defender of Georgia expresses deep sorrow over the murder of four women in Georgia in May. These horrific acts of violence not only take away our children, mothers and sisters, but also und ...
Deputy Public Defender Attends Meeting on European Standards for Equality Bodies
On May 14-15, 2024, Irine Chikhladze, Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, and Ana Kvatchadze, acting Head of the Equality Department, attended a joint working meeting held by the Albanian Commissioner ...
Meeting on Pre-Election Issues with OSCE/ODIHR Representatives
On May 23, 2024, Levan Ioseliani, Public Defender of Georgia, met with Meaghan Fitzgerald, Head of the Election Department at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ksen ...
Public Defender Meets with Residents of Villages Located along Occupation Line
On May 16, 2024, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani visited the villages located near the occupation line of Gori municipality and met the residents of Plavi, Plavismani, Karbi and Mereti.
The basic and ...
