On October 24, 2023, Judge Mikheil Bebiashvili, a Kutaisi City Court judge and member of the Judicial Child Rights Practice Group, met with over 100 students at Kutaisi Public School #2.

The students came from seven public schools in the Kutaisi area and were members of various civics clubs. This meeting between the judge and students was facilitated by the USAID Rule of Law Program and the USAID Civic Education Program as part of a series of informative sessions bringing judges and high school students together to promote the judicial profession and encourage dialogue between the younger generation and the judiciary.

At the beginning of this Kutaisi meeting, students delivered brief presentations explaining their participation in human rights-related initiatives, which they had pursued as part of a USAID-sponsored civics education initiative. Then, Judge Bebiashvili explained the concept of the separation of powers, the roles of state institutions, the importance of the judiciary, and the responsibilities of individual judges.

He also identified some of the legal mechanisms that exist to safeguard fundamental rights. He fielded questions from the students on topics such as children's rights, methods for aiding victims of domestic violence, and the role state institutions play in protecting rights and supporting victims. Judge Bebiashvili also offered his insights into cases of significant importance in the field of children's rights.