Prosecutors discuss gender-based crime, legal procedures with students
Prosecutors met students on Friday as part of the No Femicide public campaign. Photo: Prosecutor General’s Office
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Professionals representing the country’s Prosecutor General and Tbilisi Prosecutor’s Offices on Friday met students of universities based in capital Tbilisi to discuss gender-based crime and related legal procedures.
The Prosecutor General’s Office said the meeting, hosted as part of a public campaign against femicide, discussed investigation procedures for the type of crime, as well as prevention mechanisms and other legal aspects.
Students involved in the meeting asked questions and voiced their opinions on gender stereotypes, and highlighted the importance of raising public awareness to combat gender-based violence.
Supported by the United States Embassy in Georgia and the United Nations Women's Organisation, the campaign is organised by the Prosecutor General’s Office.
The Georgian Government is working on a bill that would tighten legislation on violence against women, Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze told Interpressnews on Monday.
The Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday presented its nine-month report covering the body’s efforts including work against corruption, domestic violence and “criminal underworld”, as well as a vision and action plan to further increase its “institutional and organisational” effectiveness.
The Georgian government on Friday said it had joined the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the event marked worldwide since 1991 to raise awareness over the problem.
Last week the Georgian government approved the 2022-2024 national action plan for combating domestic violence and violence against women and ensuring protection of survivors, as well as the action plan on the implementation of the United Nations resolution on women, peace and security over the same period.