Lagos' Bureau of Public Defender is conducting a campaign to educate market women on their legal rights, offering free legal services to promote access to justice for vulnerable groups.

The Public Defender of Georgia submitted its annual 420-page report on the State of Human Rights and Freedoms in Georgia for 2025 to the disputed parliament on March 31, reviewing various human rights concerns.

The Czech Parliament is set to begin the process this week to elect a successor to Stanislav Křeček as the head of the Public Defender of Rights office, choosing from five candidates.

The Czech Labour Office incorrectly denied an extraordinary benefit to a young mother who was left with only 2500 crowns per month after paying rent, prompting the public defender of rights (ombudsman) to intervene and correct the error.

A solution proposed by the Bar Association president could require legal changes and might be unfeasible if the Ministry of Justice institute refuses to pay for a permanent public defender, allowing Sócrates to change lawyers without limit.

A legal complication has arisen in Florida as the public defender representing the husband of slain Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen has filed a motion to withdraw from the murder case.

A judge in San Francisco has fined a public defender after finding him in contempt of court for refusing to take on new cases.

Former Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili said on March 17 that he has been summoned by Georgia’s State Security Service (SSSG) over his “communication” with an expert of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism, days after the publication of the critical report that noted “marked democratic backsliding” in Georgia. The summons comes as Georgia’s ruling party officials, including …

The Czech Parliament has elected Martin Beneš, a guardianship judge from Most, as the country's first public defender of children's rights, defeating two other candidates in a secret ballot.

Slovak Public Defender Róbert Dobrovodský emphasized that Roma people are still not protected from all forms of discrimination, 81 years after the tragedy in Dubnica nad Váhom, warning against the silence of the majority.

Georgia's Public Defender has stated that police officers have not faced prosecution for abusing protesters, even in cases where their faces were uncovered.

Former Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates has been assigned two public defenders in the Operation Marquês case, after his last three appointed lawyers resigned from his defense.

Rita Alarcão Júdice, the Portuguese Minister, indicated that the Bar Association has disciplinary power over lawyers who abandon client defenses, and is considering interim payments for public defenders.

Former Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates has been assigned a new public defender for his representation in the 'Operation Marquês' trial, following the resignation of his previous lawyer, Sara Leitão Moreira.