Rati Bregadze and Jesper Moller discussed the reforms carried out in the direction of protection of children’s rights in Georgia. The parties noted that as a result of the successful cooperation of the Ministry of Justice and UNICEF, today only 54 minors are serving their sentences in the penitentiary system of Georgia, while before 2012, their number exceeded 200.

The conversation also touched upon juvenile justice reform, diversion and mediation programs, activities of the juvenile referral center, protection of the rights of children living and working in the street, and other issues.

The Minister of Justice provided the UNICEF representative with information on the legal issues of young convicts, including access to education, which, among others, is provided by the innovative project Digital University; In addition, rehabilitation and re-socialization programs in penitentiary institutions were also discussed.

Rati Bregadze offered Jesper Moller to organize joint trainings on children’s rights issues. Deputy Minister of Justice Beka Dzamashvili also attended the meeting.