Giorgi Chkheidze
2009 Fellow, Georgia
Giorgi is Executive Director of Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA). The GYLA is the largest non-governmental organisation in Georgia which has more than 700 members and 119 full-time staff. The GYLA promotes human rights, good governance, transparency and legal education. According to independent research, the GYLA is one of the most trusted election monitoring organisations in Georgia.
Giorgi is an independent expert-member of the NPM created at the office of the Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia.
He was previously the Deputy Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia and the Head of the staff of the office of the Public Defender. The office of Public Defender was established in Georgia in 1997 based on the decree of the Georgian Parliament. The Public Defender is a national human rights institution. The Public Defender is elected for a term of 5 years by a majority of the total members of the Parliament of Georgia. The Public Defender supervises the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Georgia and assists in the redress of the infringed rights. The Public Defender supervises the activities of public authorities (national or local), public officials and legal persons, evaluates all acts passed by them, and gives recommendations and proposals.
Giorgi presents his action plan at No. 11 Downing Street (July 2009)
Contact
If you would like to contact Giorgi please write to chkheidze@gmail.com