PUBLIC DEFENDER PRESENTS REPORT TO PARLIAMENT’S HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL INTEGRATION COMMITTEE.

On June 22, 2026, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani presented the annual report on the state of human rights and freedoms in Georgia in 2025 to the Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee of the Parliament of Georgia. The Public Defender spoke about the activities carried out by the Office in 2025 and briefly reviewed the issues reflected in the 428-page report.
The parliamentary report covers the rights of conflict-affected population, eco-migrants, socially vulnerable people, children and persons with disabilities, as well as persons placed in penitentiary, psychiatric and other closed institutions. It reviews the rights to life, fair trial, privacy, freedom of assembly and expression. The report also offers recommendations for the relevant agencies and solutions or ways to find solutions to the problems identified during monitoring and reflected in the report.
The Public Defender also spoke about the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers during the detention of protesters, the progress of the investigation and the correctness of court decisions.
