Constitutional Court Upholds Public Defender’s Complaint
On July 31, 2015, the Constitutional Court of Georgia ruled in favor of the Public Defender's constitutional complaint and held that subparagraph “b” of article 17 of the law on Public Ser ...
Public Defender Addresses Director of Patrol Police Department with Recommendation
On July 17, 2015, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Director of the Patrol Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with regard to the legality of imposition of an administrati ...
Meeting between Public Defender and Chief Prosecutor
On 31 July 2015, a meeting was held between Chief Prosecutor Giorgi Badashvili and Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili by the initiation of the latter. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Public Defe ...
Assessment of Fulfillment of Recommendations Offered in Parliamentary Report
The Public Defender has assessed the fulfillment of recommendations offered in the Parliamentary Report on Situation of Rights and Freedoms in Georgia in 2013, a year after the Parliament adopted a de ...
Public Defender's Proposal to Chief Prosecutor
On 30 July 2015 the Public Defender addressed the Chief Prosecutor with a proposal to launch investigation into an alleged ill-treatment of inmates D.K. and B.K. in the penitentiary establishment N7 o ...
Public Defender Addresses Constitutional Court as Amicus Curiae
On 29 July 2015 the Public Defender submitted an amicus brief to the Constitutional Court in connection with a constitutional complaint “Lali Lazarashvili v. the Parliament of Georgia".
The Pub ...
Public Defender's Statement on Coverage of Alleged Violence Committed against M.Kh.
Gender inequality and violence against women remains a serious challenge in Georgia. Stereotypical attitudes and discriminatory practices are deeply rooted in the society, which often ends up with vio ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Neglect of Needs of People with Disabilities at Tbilisi 2015 Opening Ceremony
According to media reports, organizers of the European Olympic Youth Festival Tbilisi 2015 did not take into account the needs of people with disabilities who wished to attend the opening ceremony on ...
Representatives of Public Defender's Office pay training visit to Serbia
Representatives of the Public Defender's Office of Georgia paid a training visit to the Ombudsman's Office of Serbia on July 21-24. The visit was attended by Deputy Public Defender Natia Katsitadze, H ...
Public Defender of Georgia Monitors Shelters of Trafficking Victims
The Gender Equality Department of the Public Defender's Office monitored service centers (shelters) of human trafficking victims on 10-11 June 2015, under the authority granted by law.
Shelters were c ...
Parliament of Georgia Approves the Proposal of Public Defender on Introducing ‘Amicus Curiae’ Briefs in Administrative Proceedings
On December 15, 2014 the Public Defender of Georgia proposed the Parliament to introduce changes into the Administrative Procedure Code of Georgia, concerning the possibility of submitting ‘Amic ...
Public Defender’s Statement on Facts of Restriction of Freedom of Assembly
On 20 July representatives of the Public Defender attended court sessions of one of the organizers of the Stop Russia event and 10 individuals detained at the rally held against the Panorama Tbilisi p ...
