Police detain one for gender-based violence in Tbilisi
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Georgian law enforcers have detained an individual, identified only as L.K. (born in 1990), for gender-based violence in Tbilisi, reports the press office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Police found that the detainee verbally and physically assaulted a transgender woman on the basis of her gender near the circus in Tbilisi.
Police detained L.K. soon after the incident.
The crime is punishable by up to one year in prison.
The European Union and the United Nations have launched a three-year regional programme called ‘EU 4 Gender Equality: Together Against Gender Stereotypes and Gender-Based Violence’ to strengthen gender equality and prevent gender-based violence in the countries of the Eastern Partnership.
Ambassadors of the EU, US, UK and UN, in addition to other high-ranking foreign officials, have ‘welcomed the efforts’ undertaken by the Georgian government to help the LGBTQI+ community and other vulnerable and marginalised groups 'weather the pandemic', urging them ‘to heed their voices and address their needs without bias or discrimination’.
The Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Natia Mezvrishvili has stated that 53 individuals were detained for committing violent crimes in 2018 so far.
Today Tbilisi marked the beginning of a global campaign: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The TV tower overlooking Georgia's capital Tbilisi was lit up in orange last night to mark the city joining in the international campaign.
Right-wing businessman Levan Vasadze, who has recently founded political movement Unity, Essence, Hope, has urged the government to cancel Tbilisi Pride events between 1-5 July.
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