The project “Improving the operational capacities of the Public Defender’s Office of Georgia” aims to strengthen the capacities of the Public Defender's Office in particular in the field of the fight against intolerance, protection of vulnerable persons, protection of social rights and fight against ill-treatment both in Tbilisi and in the regions as well as to facilitate the implementation of national measures to prevent or redress violations of human rights. The project is funded by the Council of Europe Human Rights Trust Fund (HRTF).

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
  • To review the draft amendments to the Law on the PDO, in line with international standards which frame and guide the work of National Human Rights Institutions (the so called “Paris Principles” as adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993);
  • To strengthen the PDO in the submission of amicus curiae to the Constitutional Court and common courts;
  • To contribute to strengthen PDO regional offices’ capacities to deal with individual cases;
  • To strengthen PDO’s analytical skills in dealing with fight against intolerance, protection of vulnerable persons, protection of social rights and fight against ill-treatment
PROGRAMME NEWS

Back Training on “Dealing with Individual Cases in Line with the Best European Practices”

Training on “Dealing with Individual Cases in Line with the Best European Practices”

A two 3-day skills oriented trainings on “Dealing with Individual Cases in Line with the Best European Practices” have been conducted on 12 – 17 November for Public Defender’s Office of Georgia (PDO) within the CoE assistance programme on strengthening capacity of PDO staff.

As a part of this process a training curriculum on “Dealing with Individual Cases in line with the best European practices” was developed with CoE technical assistance. As a result, PDO staff advanced skills to identify hidden cases of intolerance, violations of the human rights of vulnerable persons or cases of ill-treatment; monitor, handle complaints and interviewing techniques.

The training was organized within the framework of the Project “Improving the Operational Capacities of Public Defender’s Office of Georgia”

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Human Rights Training by the Public Defenders Office of Georgia