On June 27, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia held another public debate on the theme: environmental problems in legislation and practice. The main issues of discussion were gaps in the list of ass ...

Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili has sent a letter of invitation to UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Rita Izsák in order to improve protection of the rights of national minorities in th ...

The Public Defender of Georgia presented a report on the situation of human rights and freedoms in 2015 at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia on June 24, 2016. In his speech the Public D ...

The Public Defender is echoing the report released by news agencies, according to which, police officers brutally beat a clergyman in Lanchkhuti, Guria region of Georgia. The Public Defender calls on ...

On June 24, 2016, Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili presented an annual report of the National Preventive Mechanism to state agencies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and di ...

The Public Defender is echoing the Batumi incident of June 22, 2016, during which police dispersed a rally and detained several protesters. The rally was monitored by employees of the Public Defender' ...

The Public Defender of Georgia is closely watching the judicial dispute over the Rustavi 2 TV company. Representatives of the Public Defender have attended all hearings in the Court of Appeal of Tbili ...

On June 23, 2016, the Public Defender's Office and the Council of Europe Office in Georgia organized Conference on Amicus Curiae as an Effective Guiding Mechanism for National Courts in the Field of H ...

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 ...