On April 13, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia held a press conference together with Erica Kvapilova, Representative of UN Women in Georgia, and spoke about the violence against women, the worrying ...

The Public Defender of Georgia is echoing the bill of amendments to the Law on Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances, Precursors, and Narcological Assistance initiated by the Government of Georgia i ...

The deficiencies identified in terms of the realization of the right to a fair trial in 2016 shows that the reform of the judiciary system must be necessarily continued. Despite a number of positive c ...

On April 11, 2017, the Parliament’s Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee discussed the report of the Public Defender on the situation of human rights and freedoms in 2016. In his speech, ...

The Jewish holiday of Pesach (or Passover) starts on April 11. The holiday marks the release of the Jews from the slavery of Egyptians by Lord. The believers arrive at the Church of Jerusalem and cele ...

On April 6-7, 2017, a regional workshop was held by the cooperation between the Public Defender's Office of Georgia and the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet) within the framework of the Eu ...

On April 7, 2017, the Public Defender presented new communication strategy to the representatives of the media, public agencies and civil society. The document was prepared by the PR and marketing com ...

On April 3, 2017, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs to provide adequate care for children with disabilities who are involved in the foster care ...

On April 5, 2017, the Consultative Council of Monitoring the Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held its tenth working meeting. The m ...

On 5 April 2017, the Human Rights Academy of the Public Defender and the Information Center on NATO and EU held training for high and middle-level military officers within the framework of the NATO Da ...

The Public Defender of Georgia considers that the legislative amendments adopted by the Parliament on March 22, 2017, according to which, the technical means of wiretapping still remains in the State ...

World Autism Awareness Day is marked on April 2. In 2017, the theme of this day is "Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination". The UN Secretary General’s message of this year says that a ...