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 ...
NPM Members Meet NGOs and Lawyers in Samtskhe-Javakheti Region
On October 25, 2016, representatives of the Public Defender's Samtskhe-Javakheti regional office and members of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) met with representatives of non-governmental org ...
Public Defender Congratulates Population of Georgia on Abkhazian Language Day
October 27 is the Abkhazian Language Day and I want to congratulate the Abkhaz community and all Georgia on this day. According to the Constitution, Abkhazian is the second state language. More than 6 ...
Public Debate - Investigation of Hate Crime
On October 26, 2016, the Public Defender held a public debate on the theme - investigation of hate crimes. The meeting focused on the investigation of alleged crimes committed on grounds of religion, ...
Special Report on Fight against Discrimination, Its Prevention and Situation of Equality
On October 25, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia presented a special report on the fight against discrimination, its prevention and the situation of equality to representatives of the diplomatic co ...
