Meeting with Armenian Ombudsman
On November 7, 2016, Ucha Nanuashvili, the Public Defender of Georgia, met with Armand Tatoyan, the newly elected Ombudsman of Armenia. At the meeting, the Public Defender of Georgia briefed the Armen ...
ENNHRI Statement of Support for Poland’s Commissioner for Human Rights
Poland’s Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent and respected National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), fully compliant with the UN Paris Principles.i NHRIs are recognised by the ...
Proposal to Chief Prosecutor of Georgia concerning Alleged Ill-treatment
On November 4, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Chief Prosecutor of Georgia with a proposal to launch an immediate investigation of the alleged ill-treatment of defendant Sh.K. by fi ...
Training of Human Rights Academy of Public Defender for Detective-Investigators of Ministry of Internal Affairs
From October 31 to November 4, 2016, the Human Rights Academy of the Human Rights held training for 44 detective-investigators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from Tbilisi and the regions of Georg ...
Relevance of Minimum Wage Policy
On November 4, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia presented a survey on the relevance of minimal wage policy in the context of socio-economic development and international commitments to the members ...
International Conference on Business and Human Rights: Challenges and Prospects in Georgia
From 31 October through 1 November 2016, the Public Defender’s Office of Georgia, the Danish Institute for Human Rights and the International Labour Organization jointly organized an internation ...
Training in Taking Photos in Penitentiary Facilities
Pursuant to the amendments made to article 60 of the Imprisonment Code, the Public Defender and members of the Special Preventive Group have been authorized to take photos of prisoners’ bodily i ...
Public Defender's Representatives Attend ENNHRI General Assembly
On October 26-28, 2016, in Croatia’s capital Zagreb, Niko Tatulashvili, Head of the Public Defender’s Department of International Relations and Communications, and Nino Kvirkvelia, chief s ...
Working Meeting of the Council of National Minorities of the Public Defender
On October 27-29, 2016, the Council of National Minorities of the Public Defender held a working meeting, where it discussed the situation of civil integration and protection of the rights of national ...
Meeting with Students on Issues of Violence against Women
On 27 October, 2016, Deputy Public Defender Ekaterine Skhiladze attended a meeting held within the framework of the project Drink Tea and Talk about Human Rights. The event was organized by the organi ...
First Deputy Public Defender Meets with Members of Armenian Delegation
On October 27, 2016, representatives of the Armenian non-governmental organizations visited the Public Defender's Office. First Deputy Public Defender Natia Katsitadze and heads of structural units br ...
Meeting with Ambassador of Bulgaria
On October 27, 2016, Georgian Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria, Dessislava Ivanova. The human rights situation, including the situation in the penit ...
