Coverage of Juvenile Issues by TV Channels
The Public Defender echoes the broadcasting company Rustavi 2’s program - Nanuka Zhorjoliani’s Show and Imedi TV’s program - Gia Jajanidze Show, which concerned the issue of juvenile ...
Training of Human Rights Academy of Public Defender
On May 11-12, 2016, a training was held for journalists within the framework of the Human Rights Academy of the Public Defender in the town of Borjomi. The theme of the training was: "Improvemen ...
Rights Situation of Women and Gender Equality in Public Defender’s Parliamentary Report
On May 13, 2016, the Public Defender presented a report on women's rights and gender equality in Georgia to representatives of governmental agencies, international organizations and non-governmental s ...
Recommendation on Discrimination on Grounds of Association Membership
On May 13, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Government of Georgia to draft amendments to the law on higher education in order to bring the law in compliance with the principle of equ ...
Implementation of Recommendations on Restoration of Rights of Conflict-affected Persons Contained in Parliamentary Report 2015
During the reporting period of 2015, the Public Defender and his staff had been actively monitoring the rights situation of conflict-affected population in the occupied territories, as a result of whi ...
According to Public Defender’s Parliamentary Report, Number of Families Receiving Livelihood Allowance was Reduced
According to the Public Defender's parliamentary report of 2015, the high number of applications submitted by socially vulnerable citizens and the results of their study refer to a number of problems ...
Public Defender's Statement on Legislative Initiative on Definition of Sexual Harassment
We welcome the legislative initiative of the Members of Parliament, Tamar Kordzaia and Tamar Khidasheli, on the definition of sexual harassment and introduction of a relevant sanction in the Administr ...
Public Defender's Demand for Abolition of Prison N7
The 2015 parliamentary report notes that the Public Defender had repeatedly addressed the Minister of Corrections with a recommendation to close the penitentiary facility N7 due to its grave living co ...
Training for Public Defender's Staff and Special Preventive Group Members
On May 7-8, 2016, training was held for the staff of the Public Defender's Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of Prevention and Monitoring, the Regional Department and members of the Speci ...
Bulletin, Periodic Edition –April 2016
The Public Defender's April information bulletin offers information about the Office activities, including the developed recommendations and proposals, involvement in the legislative process, educatio ...
General Proposal on Preventing and Combating Discrimination
On April 30, 2016, the Public Defender addressed the Ministry of Education and Science with a general proposal regarding preventing and combating discrimination. The Public Defender called on the Mini ...
Committee Hearing of Public Defender’s Annual Report
On 6 May, 2016, the Parliament’s Committee of Human Rights and Civil Integration considered the Public Defender’s report on the situation of human rights and freedoms in 2015. The Public ...
