On November 10, 2026, the Consultative Council for Promoting, Protecting and Monitoring the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - established under the Public Defender of Georgia – held its 43^rd meeting.

The meeting was opened by Deputy Public Defender Irine Chikhladze, who presented the agenda items to the participants. She also shared updates regarding the Public Defender’s Office and discussed planned measures to ensure the accessibility of the Public Defender’s website.

A representative from the Office’s Department for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities briefed the Council members on the activities carried out over the past five months, within the framework of monitoring the promotion, protection and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Invited members of the Council discussed the amendments being introduced to the Law of Georgia on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concerning personal assistant services. During the meeting, attention was focused on the accessibility of public transport and the shortcomings encountered by persons with disabilities when using it. The discussion also covered practical barriers related to the issuance of parking identification signs for persons with disabilities, as well as the actions taken - and those planned - by the Public Defender’s Office in this regard.

Furthermore, the discussion addressed the challenges surrounding the participation of representative organizations of persons with disabilities in decision-making processes, as well as the barriers these organizations face in their operations.

The event was held with funding from the European Union and the DAI project - "Support to the Public Defender’s Office of Georgia."