Public Defender of Georgia
Levan Ioseliani

Education

2000 - Tbilisi State University, Law

Professional Experience

2018 - 2020 - NPLE “Civil Movement of Georgia”, Executive Director

2016 - 2017 - Chicago Law Mediation Program, mediator

2008 - 2016 - “Levan Ioseliani Law Firm”, Lawyer

2001 - 2008 - Law Firm “Aslanishvili and Ioseliani”, Founder

2000 - 2001 - JSC “TBC Bank”, senior lawyer

1999 - 2000 - JSC “Bank of Georgia”, lawyer

Former President of Georgia
Giorgi Margvelashvili
Former President of Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Public Defender - Out of 573 persons detained at rallies, 302 indicated alleged ill-treatment, 194 suffered injuries - It is Necessary to Study Alleged Mistreatment Facts Within a Short Timeframe
Public Defender to be heard in Parliament today
Giorgi Sharashidze: It will definitely not be an easy walk for Kobakhidze in Parliament - I hope he will have enough courage to name the person who called from the ‘deep state’ as well
Vika Pilpani: Instead of Levan Ioseliani, Gorduladze was answering our questions - Today, the Public Defender cannot even defend himself
The Public Defender, after examining the issue of restricting the right of communication with the outside world - including with children - for Levan Khabeishvili, has submitted a proposal to Parliament to regulate the matter
Public Defender - I express my readiness to monitor Elene Khoshtaria in order to protect her right to health and, if she agrees, to conduct a visit by a representative of the Office and study her medical materials
Public Defender - The police officers who participated in violence against people must be held accountable before the law, this is very important
Levan Ioseliani - I call on the government to protect the standard of expression - I think that the parents of children with Duchenne are quite constructive and I hope that the state will also have such an approach
Michael O'Flaherty calls on Georgian authorities to repeal the Foreign Agents Registration Act and to significantly revise or repeal other restrictive laws to ensure compliance with the Convention
The Public Defender’s Office releases information following a meeting with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty
Levan Ioseliani at a meeting with Michael O’Flaherty — the discussion covered those detained during the protests, detained politicians, and Mzia Amaghlobeli; questions were raised about whether individuals who participated in beating people have been held accountable
Public Defender - If there are signs of a crime, let's not approach it with a pharmacy scale, let's approach it with the principle of justice - We did not find sufficient evidence to support the article in the Paata Manjgaladze case
Public Defender visits Paata Manjgaladze, Lasha Beridze, and Irakli Nadiradze in Gldani prison
Irakli Kobakhidze, Shalva Papuashvili and Irakli Chikovani arrive at Caucasus Medical Center
Mikheil Kavelashvili arrives at Caucasus Medical Center
Levan Ioseliani after meeting with the OSCE delegation: They were interested in information about human rights - a significant part of the discussion was devoted to cases of citizens harmed as a result of protests and the state's response
Public Defender: In 2025, 12 cases of femicide and 21 attempted murders of women were identified - there are cases where, despite the state's prior information about possible violence, prevention was not possible
Public Defender's Office: Levan Ioseliani met with the UN Resident Coordinator; they discussed the state of human rights protection, as well as ongoing and implemented legislative changes
Touring Georgia with young Georgians as Partners