Artists invited to competition on combating femicide, violence against women
The competition comes after the prosecutor general’s office launched a public campaign against femicide earlier this month, with the state body supported in the initiative by the United States embassy and the United Nations women’s organisation.
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The prosecutor general’s office of Georgia has invited artists, sculptors and photographers from across the country to submit works to a competition dedicated to combating femicide and violence against women.
Set to run next month, the event will see a jury panel evaluate submissions before three winners are selected for awards honouring their contribution to raising awareness on the societal problem.
The competition comes after the prosecutor general’s office launched a public campaign against femicide earlier this month, with the state body supported in the initiative by the United States embassy and the United Nations women’s organisation.
A man has been charged with premediated murder and violation of a restraining order after stabbing his girlfriend in the presence of her three underage children on Sunday in the eastern Kakheti region city of Telavi, the prosecutor’s office of Georgia said on Tuesday.
Georgia’s special investigation service has arrested two security police officers for domestic violence and uncovered physical and psychological violence committed by an officer against their family members, the agency announced on Friday.
Protesters in western Georgia’s city of Zugdidi on Sunday held a rally against femicide after a woman was killed by her husband on public transport in capital Tbilisi.
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.
Female victims of violence were invited to meet representatives of the Georgian prosecutor general’s office on Wednesday in a meeting hosted as part of the body’s recently launched national campaign against femicide.
Residents of Georgia’s western cities of Kutaisi and Zugdidi and students of the Kutaisi-based Akaki Tsereteli State University met officials from the prosecutor general’s office on Monday to discuss measures being taken by authorities against femicide and importance of public participation in the effort.
Residents of Georgia’s western municipalities of Khelvachauri and Ozurgeti met officials from the prosecutor general’s office of Georgia on Wednesday to discuss measures being taken by the state body against femicide and importance of public awareness and involvement in the effort.
Students of Telavi State University in eastern Georgia’s Kakheti region and residents of Lagodekhi and Sagarejo municipalities were on Monday invited for a discussion on the state bodies’ work to combat femicide and public participation in the effort, the prosecutor’s office has announced.
A public campaign involving school-age participants revealed winners of a competition of artwork created to raise awareness around femicide and violence against women, the Prosecution Service of Georgia said on Monday.