Georgia marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Georgia joined the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in 2017. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has delivered a speech at the official event dedicated to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, organised by the UN Women, where she said that Covid-19 has posed 'numerous challenges to our countries and societies'.
Prevention and response to domestic violence remains priority for Georgia. We made sure that despite Covid-19 situation there is no interruption in the provision of state-supported services (shelters, crisis centers, hotlines). We are especially proud that as of September 2020, Georgia has introduced electronic surveillance of high-risk perpetrators of violence against women", said Zurabishvili.
Watch the full speech here:
Georgia joins global 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence and UN Secretary General’s to Unite to End Violence against Women by 2030 Campaigns.
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Council of Europe has highlighted what its member states, including Georgia, have done to counter the Covid-19 specific risks for women.
The Council of Europe has published information provided by the representatives of the convention, which reads that since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, the government of Georgia has been taking proactive measures to ensure the protection of women’s rights, as well as the rights of vulnerable and minority groups through access to information, access to services, access to basic subsistence support and access to healthcare and education.
- Full information about the Georgia government's measures can be found here.
Georgia joined the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in 2017.
According to the General Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, during the first nine months of 2020, 19 women were murdered, including 12 cases of domestic crime, and seven cases of other motives.
In addition, there were 20 attempted murders of women, 11 of which were committed on the grounds of domestic crime. Criminal persecution was launched against 3,633 people. The motive of gender discrimination was revealed in the cases of 120 crimes. 94% of those held criminally responsible were imprisoned for family violence.
USAID published a video on its Twitter account that shows how the agency has promoted the protection of women’s rights in Georgia.
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In #Georgia, @USAID promotes the protection of women’s rights and empowers women to succeed. @usingeo #OrangeTheWorld pic.twitter.com/OzqQegaRpQ
— USAID Georgia (@USAIDGeorgia) November 25, 2020
The Georgian Women's Movement has sent an open letter to the Parliament of Georgia, requesting a change in the definition of rape in the Georgian legislation.
The letter notes that legislation on the violence against women has significantly improved in Georgia in recent years, however, sexual violence often goes unpunished and victims have limited access to justice. The Georgian Women's Movement says that the reason for this is problematic legislation and practices in this area, which do not comply with the standards of international law.
It's International Day to End Violence against Women.
— UN Women (@UN_Women) November 25, 2020
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A large-scale campaign to combat violence against women in Georgia will be launched, reports the press office of the Government Administration. The Ministries of Justice, Interior, Regional Development, Health, Education and the Prosecutor’s Office will be involved in the campaign.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvii met with representatives of the public, local non-governmental and international organisations to discuss steps to be taken against domestic violence in the country.
4,564 individuals were charged for domestic violence and crimes throughout Georgia in 2019, Deputy Interior Minister Nino Tsatsiashvili said at a briefing today.
On the occasion of the 6th European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, the Council of Europe has raised the topic of preventing risky behaviour by children related to self-generating sexual images and/or videos especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili stated yesterday that the recent suicide of a 14-year-old girl in the Black Sea town of Kobuleti is ‘a tragedy’. The Interior Ministry reported on February 11 that the girl, who committed suicide, had been sexually assaulted.
Georgian police officers have detained the grandfather of a 14-year-old girl who recently committed suicide in the Kobuleti municipality for domestic violence and threatening a minor.
The United Nations family in Georgia (UN Georgia) extends condolences to the family of a 14-year-old girl who recently committed suicide and calls for a thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to her death.
Georgia has a score of 85.6 out of 100 in the latest World Bank Report Women, Business and the Law 2021, which is higher than the regional average score observed across Europe and Central Asia (83.4), says the report.
Georgian police systemically failed to prevent gender-based violence in the case of English-language lecturer Marika Tsivtsivadze who was murdered by her ex-husband, The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has stated.
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has established that the Georgian authorities failed to investigate and prosecute gender and honour-based violence against Khanum Jeiranova who was found dead in September 2014 in Georgia's Sagarejo municipality following severe psychological and physical violence from her husband’s relatives.
Two individuals have been charged with degrading treatment of Khanum Jeiranova, a woman found dead in 2014 in eastern Georgia’s Sagarejo municipality following severe psychological and physical abuse from her husband’s relatives, the Prosecution Service of Georgia announced on Monday.