Niko Tatulashvili
Head of the Human Rights Department, Administration of the Government of Georgia
Mr. Niko Tatulashvili has a strong academic background in law and human rights, having studied at several leading universities. He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Essex, an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law and International Labour Rights from Lund University, an LL.M. in Comparative Constitutional Law from Central European University, and a Bachelor's degree in International Law from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
He has extensive experience in public service, having held a range of high-level positions. He currently leads the Human Rights Department at the Administration of the Government of Georgia. In the past, he served as Deputy Minister of Justice. He also held the position of Adviser to the Prime Minister of Georgia on Human Rights. His previous roles also include Head of Administration at the Ministry of Defense. Earlier in his career, he led the Department of International Relations at the Office of the Personal Data Protection Inspector. He held the positions of Head of the Department of International Relations at the Office of the Public Defender of Georgia. Additionally, he served as Chair of the Finance Committee of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI).
Alongside his public service, Mr. Tatulashvili is active in academia. He is currently an Associate Professor of International Relations at the International Black Sea University and Professor of International Law at the Caucasus International University. Also he serves as a visiting lecturer at Tbilisi State University and Grigol Robakidze University.