Programme News: Improving PDO Capacity
First HELP Training-of-Trainers (ToT) in Georgia
The first HELP Training-of-trainers (ToT) took place in Tbilisi on 25-26 January 2017, aiming at setting up a pool of HELP certified national trainers in Georgia. It was hosted by the High School of justice and organised in cooperation with the Georgian Bar Association and the Public Defender...
Closing conference for the Project “Improving the operational capacities of the Public Defender's Office in Georgia”
On 24 January, 2017 Council of Europe (CoE) organized closing conference for the Project “Improving the operational capacities of the Public Defender's Office in Georgia” funded by the Human Right Trust Fund (HRTF). The purpose of the conference was to sum up the project’s achievements, discuss...
Roundtable discussion on the Draft Amendments to the Organic Law of Georgia on the Public Defender of Georgia
On 28 November, 2016 Council of Europe (CoE) in cooperation with Public Defender’s Office of Georgia (PDO) organized a roundtable discussion on CoE Expert Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Organic Law of Georgia on the Public Defender of Georgia. The aim of the meeting was to discuss further...
Training on “Legal Writing Techniques”
On 19-20 November 2016 Council of Europe (CoE) in co-operation with the Public Defender’s Office (PDO) of Georgia organized training on “Legal Writing Techniques”. The purpose of the training was to advance legal writing skills of PDO staff. As a result of the training PDO staff familiarized with...
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...
