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 PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
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
Levan Ioseliani visited female prisoners in Rustavi penitentiary institution, including Mzia Amaglobeli, Eliso Kiladze, and Anastasia Zinovkina
Public Defender meets with rapporteur appointed by OSCE within the framework of Moscow Mechanism
Levan Ioseliani: I have visited Aleko Elisashvili several times and will continue to do so - he is in good spirits, reading and writing a book on fortresses
Levan Ioseliani on visit to the 12th Penitentiary Institution: Most inmates I visited, except Mikheil Saakashvili, have restricted communication with the outside world - this concerns many and needs to be resolved
Public Defender’s Office begins examination of application of Bacho Akhalaia’s wife
Levan Ioseliani on Elishvili: On a human level, it is difficult and painful for me what is happening around Aleko; we are doing everything to ensure his rights are protected - I do not want society to feel that I am treating this case in a special way
Levan Ioseliani: It would have been easy to become an opposition party or NGO “star boy,” but that is not the Public Defender’s role - I am ready to testify regarding the October 4 case