The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences presented a report on Georgia at the 32th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 17, 2016. ...

On June 21, 2016, the Consultative Council for Monitoring the Promotion, Protection and Implementation of the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities held its sixth working meeting. Public D ...

At the presentation held on June 21, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia talked about the rights situation of IDPs and conflict-affected citizens, the changes implemented last year, as well as the ex ...

On June 20, 2016, the Public Defender was notified by Ltd. micro-financial organization Credo that following the Public Defender’s recommendation on the elimination of discrimination on grounds ...

On June 16-17, 2016, an annual platform conference of the Council of Europe Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) was held in Strasbourg, France. The theme of the confere ...

The Public Defender held an information campaign with regard to the World Refugee Day in front of the Liberty Metro on June 20, 2016. Representatives of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees also took ...

On May 24, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Rustavi Mayor with regard to issuing a construction permit to LEPL Latin Catholic Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus; however, as it ...

The Public Defender is echoing the statement of non-governmental organizations, according to which, Maestro TV company refused to circulate a social advertisement of the Georgian Young Lawyers Associa ...

On June 17, 2016, members of the Public Defender’s National Preventive Mechanism met with representatives of non-governmental organizations and lawyers in the city of Kutiasi. The meeting was ai ...

On June 16, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia met with representatives of the White Noise Movement and the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center and discussed the country's drug policy. Duri ...

On June 15, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia and members of the Council of National Minorities met with Mikheil Giorgadze, Minister of Culture and Monument Protection. Irine Saganelidze, Deputy Di ...

On June 15, 2016, the Public Defender filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court, in which he disputes the constitutionality of article 45 of the Code of Administrative Offences of Georgia and arti ...