Programme News: Promoting an Integrated Approach to End Violence against Women and Enhancing Gender Equality in Georgia
Call for local experts/consultants in the field field of violence against women, domestic violence and gender equality
Call for local experts/consultants in the field field of violence against women, domestic violence and gender equality under the project "Promoting an integrated approach to end violence against women and enhancing gender equality in Georgia” . Tender documents to download: - Act of...
Final Steering Committee of Council of Europe project to combat VAW and DV
The final Steering Committee meeting of the project, "Promoting an integrated approach to end violence against women and promote gender equality in Georgia," took place on 12th of December 2023 to review past accomplishments and unveil a comprehensive new project plan with a focus on eradicating...
National Dialogue on Sexual Harassment Prevention Mechanisms: A Reflection on Progress and a Call to Action
Sexual harassment is a global problem, even more so perhaps in Georgia, where gender inequalities and gender stereotypes are deeply ingrained in the fabric of society. Georgia’s passage of national anti-sexual harassment legislation and the subsequent establishment of prevention mechanisms in...
Workshop on Adjudication of Justice on Sexual Violence Crimes Promotes Coordination and Reform
In a concerted effort to improve the adjudication of justice in cases of sexual violence crimes, a workshop held on September 16th saw the participation of key stakeholders from the law enforcement and judiciary. The primary objective of the workshop was to foster collaboration among...
Presentation of a Monitoring Tool to Assess Prevention of Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence in Georgia
On July 10th, a monitoring tool – specifically crafted to evaluate the impact of prevention mechanisms, including gathering essential data concerning the prevention of violence against women (VAW) and domestic violence (DV) – was launched. Developed for the Public Defender’s Office with the...
"Women in Justice, Women for Justice" - the winners of the essay competition were announced
On 10th of March, the essay competition “Women in Justice, Women for Justice” winners were announced. Encouraging the students and celebrating this day with them was a joint initiative of the Georgia Office of the Council of Europe, the Tbilisi Court of Appeals, the Association of Women Judges...
Equal rights for women and girls: the role of men and boys
Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs and President of the Committee of Ministers Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, President of the Parliamentary Assembly Tiny Kox and Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić have made the following statement: “Today, on International Women’s Day, we...
Council of Europe’s recommendations to combat and prevent violence against women in Georgia discussed in Tbilisi
Council of Europe Office in Georgia and the Governmental Administration hosted on 13 February a conference to present the recommendations provided to Georgia by GREVIO, the independent expert body which monitors the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating...
Essay competition: Women in Justice, Women for Justice
To celebrate the International Day of Women Judges, on the initiative of the Bureau of Chairperson of Tbilisi Court of Appeal, in cooperation with the Association of Women Judges of Georgia and the High School of Justice, with the support of the Council of Europe project "Promoting an integrated...
Promoting gender equality at DataFest Tbilisi 2022
This year for the second year in a row, the Council of Europe Office in Georgia was one of the partners of DataFest Tbilisi 2022. Council of Europe expert, Artificial Intelligence (AI) PhD, Gunay Kazimzade was one of the speakers of the festival and talked about gender biases in artificial...
Promoting human rights and equality together with Tbilisi Open Air festival
The Council of Europe Office in Georgia teamed up together with the Tbilisi Open Air festival. In addition to the quality musical programme, this year the visitors of Tbilisi Open Air festival also had a chance to discover more about equality and non-discrimination at the Human Rights Corner set...
First group of Georgian Judges trained on Administration of Justice on Sexual Violence Crimes
20 Georgian judges from city courts and courts of appeal successfully completed a 2-day pilot training on the administration of justice on sexual violence cases. Participants acquired advanced knowledge on sexual violence crimes with a gender-based perspective in accordance with the Istanbul...
A first group of court representatives in Georgia trained on HELP course on violence against women and domestic violence
20 successful participants received their certificates of completion for the HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) course on violence against women and domestic violence. The 3-months online HELP course was jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the High School of Justice....
Conference on Ending Violence against Women: Time for Action held in Tbilisi
The Embassy of Italy in Tbilisi and the Office of the Council of Europe in Georgia in cooperation with the Government of Georgia organised a conference aimed at raising awareness and fostering action to end violence against women and girls. The conference was organised in the context of the...
Conference on Ending Violence against Women: Time for Action
The Embassy of Italy in Tbilisi and the Office of the Council of Europe in Georgia in cooperation with the government of Georgia will organise a hybrid event on 25 March to raise awareness and foster an action to end violence against women and girls. Italy currently holds the Presidency of the...
Launch of an online course for the court staff on combatting violence against women and domestic violence in Georgia
24 Georgian judges and assistants to judges attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) course to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence. This is this the first HELP course launched in co-operation with the High...
Number of public servants trained on violence against women and domestic violence increased
17 police officers and staff members of the Human Rights Protection and Quality Monitoring Department of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs received their certificates of completion for the HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) course on violence against women and domestic...
Georgian inspectors trained as trainers on sexual violence cases
Ten representatives of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs successfully passed a 4-day training on sexual violence cases. “This training of trainers is an important step for continuous training of inspectors, in order to harmonise the administration of justice on sexual violence cases...
Manual on practitioners in Georgia on effective investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating sexual violence cases was released
A new manual, aimed at improving access to justice for victims of sexual violence in the Georgian criminal justice system has been developed. The purpose of the manual is to assist investigators, prosecutors and judges in their practical activities in order to achieve better results on criminal...
Online workshops on sexual violence crimes against women in Georgia
The Office of the Public Defender in co-operation with the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, held workshops with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs , the Prosecutor’s Office and the Georgian Bar Association to discuss the main findings and recommendations of the study ”The...
