Interior Ministry, Ombudsman Office discuss human rights protection challenges
The working meeting was organised within the European Union-funded project Support to External Security Sector Oversight in Georgia, which aims to increase the human security in the country by enhancing accountability of security-related actors. Photo: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
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Challenges in human rights protection by Georgian institutions were discussed between the Interior Ministry and the Office of the Public Defender on Friday, the Ministry announced.
Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze and Acting Public Defender Tamar Gvaramadze discussed the Public Defender’s mandate, specifics of the Office and its current activities.
The parties also discussed cooperation prospects and future plans of the state institutions, the body added.
The working meeting was organised within the European Union-funded project Support to External Security Sector Oversight in Georgia, which aims to increase the human security in the country by enhancing accountability of security-related actors.
Monitoring of the investigation of crimes against life and health will be added to the obligations of the department starting from the year, Deputy Interior Minister Natia Mezvrishvili stated today.
The European Union and the government of Georgia have signed a €28 million deal to support security sector reforms in Georgia on the sidelines of the 16th Batumi International Conference.
Public Defender of Georgia Nino Lomjaria held a press conference before releasing her office’s annual report on the state of human rights in Georgia
Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia has announced the opening of the new Human Rights Department in his administration in order to timely and effectively address human rights issues.
The work accomplished in the joint human rights projects involving the Georgian Government on the one hand and the United Nations Development Programme, UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the European Union was discussed on Friday by Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze and officials from UNDP, OHCHR and EU.
The Georgian Interior Ministry’s ongoing and planned reforms were introduced on Thursday at a conference for its international donor organisations in Tbilisi, where diplomatic representations heard from the body’s efforts ranging from crisis management to human rights protection.