On March 9, 2022, Public Defender's representatives visited Penitentiary Establishment No. 12, where they met with prisoner Mikheil Saakashvili and talked to the medical staff. The visit made it clear ...

On February 22, 2022, the Public Defender addressed Imedi L  insurance company with a recommendation to eliminate discrimination on the grounds of age. The decision was based on the application o ...

"We, the Tolerance Center, Councils of National Minorities and Religions of the Public Defender of Georgia, express our admiration for the heroic Ukrainian nation and condemn the criminal military agg ...

On February 17, 2022, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), together with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Special Procedures, ...

The Public Defender of Georgia and her entire team express their deepest regrets over the devastating hostilities in Ukraine, which have claimed the lives of many people, including children. The Publi ...

On February 25, 2022, the Public Defender presented the 7th Annual Report on the Situation of Equality and Combating and Preventing Discrimination. The report highlights obstacles faced by women, pers ...

We condemn Russia's open, large-scale aggression against independent, peaceful and democratic Ukraine. Russia's decision to invade Ukraine and start an armed conflict is an unacceptable act of aggress ...

On February 22, 2022, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, met with Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, who is paying an official visit to Georgia. The Commissioner ...

On February 2, 2022, the Public Defender of Georgia applied to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) with a request to evaluate the law abolishing the State Inspect ...

The Public Defender proposed to the Parliament of Georgia to make legislative changes in order to enable accused prisoners to call their lawyers any time, even when their right to make calls is restri ...

On February 9, 2022, the Public Defender of Georgia participated in an international online event, where a Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) for Protecting Internally Displaced Pe ...

On January 26, 2022, the Public Defender filed an amicus curiae brief with Tbilisi City Court relating to alleged discrimination on political grounds. The plaintiff alleges that he was dismissed from ...