On April 14 and 15, 2016, the Public Defender's Office was visited by members of the International Advisory Board: Norwegian Helsinki Committee Advisor Aage Borchgrevink, Conflict and Cooperation Expe ...

On April 15, 2016, the Public Defender's Office was visited by Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. The issues ...

On April 14, 2016, the Constitutional Court of Georgia upheld the Public Defender's lawsuit regarding the compliance of a legislative regulation with the Constitution concerning the so-called "wiretap ...

On April 13, 2016, Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili and Deputy Public Defender Natia Katsitadze met with members of the campaign "This Affects You". At the meeting with non-governmental organizations, ...

On April 13, 2016, the Public Defender’s Council of Religions held a working meeting at the National Library of the Parliament of Georgia. The theme of the meeting was development of recommendat ...

On April 13, 2016, First Deputy Public Defender of Georgia Paata Beltadze met with OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors during her official visit to Georgia. Paata Beltadze brief ...

Illegal transfer of juveniles across national borders is one of the most problematic issues in the field of child rights. Applications related to this issue, submitted to the Public Defender’s O ...

On April 12, 2016, Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili, in compliance with paragraph 1 of article 211 of the Organic Law on the Public Defender of Georgia and paragraph 1 of article 26 of the Law on Broa ...

The Public Defender sent a letter of invitation to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Ms. Leilani Farha. The reason for the invitation is examination of violations of individu ...

On April 6-7, 2016, a meeting was held with journalists on the issue of creation of an independent investigation mechanism at the initiative of Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili. The recommendation on ...

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. The day has been observed since 2008 as per the resolution of the United Nations and its goal is to continuously draw public attention to support individuals wit ...

This document is a report of the Public Defender about the situation of human rights and freedoms in the country in 2015 and highlights civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. It also ...