As it is known, the Public Service Hall will work as usual on the weekend of January 3-6.

In addition, from January 3, 88 community centers will continue to operate under the Public Service Hall brand.

As part of the change, services for citizens have been leveled at all locations. In particular, all the services available in the Public Service Hall in the former community centers have been introduced in addition to the renewal of infrastructure.

Residents of those villages and towns, or visitors, where community centers functioned, already have the opportunity to receive almost double the number of state services, with the usual high standard of the Public Service Hall.

From 2023, the number of branches of the Public Service Hall will be 117 throughout Georgia, and the number of services will be more than 470.

On January 3-6, all services of the Public Service Hall will be available to users.

An exception is the services of the Service Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In particular, the documents to be issued on January 3-6 will be available to users from January 9.

The Ministry of Justice congratulates you on the new year.

Rati Bregadze met in the new year at the base of the Main Department of Escorting and Special Events.

The Minister thanked the representatives of the department for their service to the country and awarded the successful employees. The Minister expressed his belief that the new year 2023 will be a year of peace, development and prosperity for our country.

Minister of Justice, Rati Bregadze also congratulated the employees of Penitentiary Institution No. 8 and the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Non-custodial Sentences and Probation.

The Ministry of Justice congratulates you on the new year 2023!

From today, the interested public will be able to view scientific articles and interviews published in the magazine on the website of the magazine (http://iustitia.gov.ge).
Along with the presentation of the website, the newly published third issue of the magazine was also presented to the invited guests.

The Georgian-English magazine "Justice" (lat. "IUSTITIA") was founded in June 2021 on the initiative of the Minister of Justice, and in September 2021, the first issue of the magazine was published. It is a quarterly, refereed and peer-reviewed publication. Its purpose is to promote the development of a particular fields of law and deepening of academic discussion on legal issues.

In addition to scientific articles, important interviews are published in Iustitia; Georgian language translations of legal works recognized as classics; Articles about individuals who have made special contributions to the development of legal opinion.

The presentation of the website and the new issue of the magazine was attended by the members of the editorial board of the magazine, the scientific advisory council under the Ministry and other invited guests.

The goal of the joint event of the State Services Development Agency of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was to discuss the progress achieved by Georgia in the field of statelessness and the results of ongoing campaigns in cooperation with UNHCR, which serve to identify and register stateless persons.

The event was opened by the First Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia, Tamar Tkeshelashvili, and Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Georgia, Kemlin Furley.

"It is gratifying that the measures implemented by Georgia in the field of statelessness are positively evaluated both within the country and on the international arena, and among European countries, Georgia occupies a leading position in this regard. It is important that over the last ten years, Georgia maintains a sharp decrease in the number of stateless persons, which ultimately ensures the documentation of all such persons in order to fully realize their rights", noted Tamar Tkeshelashvili and thanked UNHCR and the agency team for fruitful cooperation and achieved results.

Kemlin Furley highlighted the success achieved by Georgia in the field of statelessness, which brings the country's practice even closer to international standards.

Chairperson of the Agency, Ketevan Betlemidze, introduced in detail to the attending public the measures and future plans to reduce and prevent statelessness, as well as the activities carried out within the framework of the ongoing Door-to-door campaign in cooperation with UNHCR and their results.

The event was attended by representatives of the government administration, state agencies, the Parliament of Georgia, the Office of the Public Defender, and international and local organizations.

The conference was opened today in order to promote the professional development of psychologists and social workers involved in the process of rehabilitation and re-socialization of persons in conflict with the law.

During two days, participants of the event will discuss case management by psychologists and social workers, share experiences and discuss specific ways of multi-sectoral cooperation that will make penitentiary and crime prevention systems more effective.

Deputy Minister of Justice, Buba Lomuashvili and Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, Natalia Vutova addressed the participants of the conference with a welcome speech.

It was noted at the conference that the further development of probation and penitentiary systems in accordance with the best European and international standards is a strategic priority of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and it significantly depends on the professional activities of social workers and psychologists; Participants evaluated the progress made in the systems over the last 10 years.

The event was organized by the Ministry of Justice, the National Agency for the Execution of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation and the Office of the Council of Europe within the framework of the project - "Improving health care provision in the penitentiary system of Georgia".

The conference was attended by members of the executive power; Representatives of the National Agency for Crime Prevention and Enforcement of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation, Special Penitentiary Service, Council of Europe Office in Georgia and invited guests.

The Ministry of Justice will finance the 17 best projects revealed within the grant program with a total budget of 335,000 GEL. The corresponding agreements with the winning organizations and individuals were signed today.

The purpose of the competition is to strengthen the priority directions of the Ministry of Justice and to increase the participation and involvement of civil society throughout the system.

On October 10, the Ministry of Justice announced the grant program aimed at protecting and strengthening human rights, introducing innovative services and strengthening legal security. Within the framework of the competition, a total of 47 project applications were submitted. Deputy Minister of Justice, Tornike Cheishvili and Erekle Gvinianidze attended the event.

The Deputy Minister of Justice addressed the participants and introduced in detail the Georgian model of providing state services. Erekle Gvinianidze introduced the current and planned innovative projects of the Ministry of Justice to the audience.

"Despite the variety of functions and activities of the 11 public law legal entities operating in under the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, the common goal of each of them is to provide high-quality and fast services to the public, which the Ministry implements through its own front line - Public Service Hall," said Erekle Gvinianidze.

The forum was attended by the executive director of the Public Service Hall, Lasha Lobjanidze, Chairperson of the State Services Development Agency, Ketevan Betlemidze, and Chairperson of the National Agency of Public Registry, David Devidze.

The purpose of the international forum held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on December 15-16, was to share the best practices in the provision of state services.

The Minister presented today the one-year report of the agency's activities to the deputies.

Protection of state interests in international courts, increased access to services for citizens, Mobile Public Service Halls, new and under construction Public Service Halls, holographic museum of the history of law, systematic registration of land, project of addressing, development of digital governance, studio "Justice", re-socialisation and rehabilitation programs, new penal code and improved conditions of prisoners - these were some of the topics that the Minister informed the MPs about.

After the report, Rati Bregadze also answered the questions of the deputies.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the first forum on international migration and its progress report.

Representatives of other UN agencies, state agencies and civil society participated in the event organized by the co-chairs of the UN Migration Network - the Permanent Coordinator of the UN in Georgia and the Georgian Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), as well as the regional office of the IOM.

Together with the hosts, the meeting was opened by First Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia, Tamar Tkeshelashvili, who in her speech emphasized the importance of partnership, coordinated action and general state approach in the field of migration management at the global, regional and national levels, which enabled Georgia to implement the visa liberalization action plan with the European Union and on its basis, has played an important role in the development of field management mechanisms.

The meeting was also attended by Chairperson of the State Services Development Agency of the Ministry of Justice, Ketevan Betlemidze, Executive Secretary of the State Commission for Migration Affairs, Giorgi Jashi, and representative of the agency, Ana Tsuladze.