Appeal of Civil Organizations and Unions about a Candidate for the Position of Public Defender

To the Parliament of Georgia,

Us, civil organizations and unions, apply to you with a proposal to nominate and elect Tamar Gurchiani for the Public Defender’s post.

Tamar Gurchiani is a highly qualified lawyer and has an experience in working in the area of human rights. In particular, for many years she participated in local, regional and international projects for media freedom, government transparency, good governance and fair elections.

In addition to her professional experience, it is our firm belief that Ms. Gurchiani possesses personal qualities necessary for a public defender: she is fair, a woman of principle, politically unbiased, with civic courage and responsibility. She has a distinguished ability of taking into account opinion of her co-workers, colleagues, and reaching an agreement.

It is our firm conviction that Tamar Gurchiani will make a productive public defender, as she is well acquainted with social, cultural, economic, civil and political problems, and is sensitive towards all groups of the society.

Nominating organizations

1. Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association

2. Multinational Georgia

3. International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy

4. Media Club – Shorena Shaverdashvili, Nino Zuriashvili, Ninia Kakabadze, Nino Danelia

5. Eliso Janashia, head of the Human Rights and Social Justice Protection Research Center

6. Giorgi Kanashvili, center for cultural relations Caucasian House

7. Support

8. Identity

9. Tiflisis Hamkari

10. Charter of Journalistic Ethics

11. Community Development Center

12. Strategic Research Center

13. The Centre for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia

14. Child, Family, Society

15. NGO Let’s Be Friends

16. Civil Development Institute

17. Women’s Fund

18. Studio

19. StudioMobile - Accent on Action

20. Association of Georgian Social Workers

21. Women’s Initiative for Equality

22. Caucasian Women’s Network

23. Center on Conflict and Negotiation

24. Youth for Justice – Georgia

25. Marina Bzhalava, Kvemo Kartli Women’s Association Women and World

26. Mareta Marutyan, Armenian Women – Citizens of Georgia

27. Irma Zurabishvili, Bolnisi Language House

28. LGBT Georgia

29. Group for Supporting Women’s Initiatives

30. Kvemo Kartli Public Information Center

31. Karina Bezhanishvili, Unity between Ethnos, Kvemo Kartli

32. Laboratory 1918

33. Irina Khantadze, Center for Consultation and Training

34. Soviet Past Research Laboratory (Sov Lab)

35. Coalition for Independent Living

36. Youth Center for Independent Living

37. Evangelical Baptist Church

38. Gospel Faith Church

39. Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information

40. Community Organization Temka – Sea District