On March 27-28, 2025, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani and First Deputy Public Defender Tamar Gvaramadze participated in the High-Level Conference with Ombudsperson Institutions and National Human Rights Institutions organized by the Council of Europe.

The conference discussed challenges in terms of the protection of human rights and the rule of law, and the role and capabilities of ombudsmen institutions and NHRIs to overcome these challenges.

Participants in the meeting were introduced to the examples of best practices in the protection of human rights during times of crisis; discussed the role of ombudsmen and NHRIs in the implementation of the Venice Principles, the European Convention on Human Rights and the judgements of the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights; as well as opportunities for cooperation with the Council of Europe.

The conference also addressed the role of national human rights institutions in the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence.