On May 16-20, 2016, a representative of the Public Defender's Office briefed employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, participating in the training on joint return operation of migrants in the P ...

The National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) Academy will be convened by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), in co-operation with Georgia’s Public Defende ...

On 23-27 May, 2016, the Human Rights Academy of the Public Defender held training for representatives of organizations working on the issues on the rights of persons with disabilities. The topic of th ...

On May 27, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia held another public debate – “The country's drug policy." Speeches were delivered at the debate by Giorgi Labadze, representative of the Pub ...

On May 25-26, 2016, the Public Defender met with the local population of the villages of Tsalenjikha and Martvili municipalities and got information about their needs. The meetings showed that the mai ...

On May 25, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia visited the family of Giga Otkhozoria, Georgian citizen killed by Abkhazian so-called border guards at the Khurcha-Nabakevi checkpoint on May 19, and sh ...

On May 24, 2016, Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili met with Archil Khabadze, Chairman of the Government of Adjara, in the city of Batumi, and discussed social challenges, infrastructure problems and hu ...

The Public Defender's International Advisory Board members have sent a special letter to the Government of Georgia, where they ask for provision of a proper working environment for the Public Defender ...

On May 23-24, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia met with population in Kobuleti and the village of Legva. The meeting showed that the main problems of the local population are social and infrastruc ...

On 18 May, 2016, the Public Defender addressed the microfinance organization Credo with a recommendation to eliminate discrimination on grounds of pregnancy in labor relations. According to factual ci ...

The Public Defender condemns the violence committed against citizens, including members of the United National Movement, at the polling station N53 in the village of Kortskheli, Zugdidi municipality, ...

On May 19, the Public Defender of Georgia was informed of the murder of a young man, G.O., at the dividing line of Abkhazia. According to reports, G.O. was trying to convey products at the Khurcha-Nab ...