euronews: ‘#MeToo: How Georgia pioneered women's rights movement in former Soviet states’

euronews has published an article about how Georgia pioneered women's rights movement in former Soviet states bringing an example of Georgian journalist Tatia Samkharadze, who in 2016 brought a civil case of sexual harassment against her former boss, Shalva Ramishvili, who was a senior television executive where she worked at Imedi TV.

This is how Georgia's own version of the #MeToo movement kicked off in the country.

Back then, Georgia had no law that would give Samkharadze remedy for any of the abuses that she suffered, but despite this, she won the case.

But today already, sexual harassment is legally classified as a form of discrimination in Georgia, meaning that victims are now able to seek justice before a court, receive compensation, and hold perpetrators to account.

Before May 2019, sexual harassment was outlawed in the workplace but did not carry any punishment.

The article also describes the situation in other ex-Soviet Union countries and says that it varies in different countries. There is hope that Georgia will positively influence the countries in the South Caucasus and Central Asia, reads the article.

Read the full story here.