On May 13, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entity "Khulo Union of Kindergartens" with a recommendation to eliminate discrimination on prop ...

The Public Defender has sent a letter of invitation to Ms. Catalina Devandas Aguilar, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The aim of the invitation is to study and assess ...

On May 19, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia presented a report to the governmental agencies, international organizations and non-governmental institutions about the human rights situation at the f ...

On May 17, 2016, in the early morning hours, 10 LGBT activists were arrested. 3 of them were detained in the subway station Freedom Square and 7 others – in front of the building of the Patriarc ...

May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, celebration of which is related to the removal of homosexuality from the list of diseases by the World Health Organization on May 17 ...

On May 14, 2016, the Parliament of Georgia adopted amendments to the Organic Law on Constitutional Court and to the Law of Georgia on Constitutional Proceedings in the third reading. The draft amendme ...

On 16 May, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia presented a short version of the parliamentary report to representatives of the diplomatic corps, the government, international and non-governmental org ...

The Public Defender's Parliamentary Report 2015 notes that prior to imposing disciplinary penalties, the prison administration must examine if prisoners’ mental health or developmental disorders ...

Tobacco use is one of the most important public health problems in the world. Tobacco use is one of the causes of death. The Public Defender’s Parliamentary Report 2015 reviews the problems of t ...

The Public Defender echoes the broadcasting company Rustavi 2’s program - Nanuka Zhorjoliani’s Show and Imedi TV’s program - Gia Jajanidze Show, which concerned the issue of juvenile ...

On May 11-12, 2016, a training was held for journalists within the framework of the Human Rights Academy of the Public Defender in the town of Borjomi. The theme of the training was:  "Improvemen ...

On May 13, 2016, the Public Defender presented a report on women's rights and gender equality in Georgia to representatives of governmental agencies, international organizations and non-governmental s ...