About the Project

The project “Reinforcing gender equality and implementing GREVIO recommendations to combat violence against women and domestic violence in Georgia” aims to ensure that the public’s understanding of gender equality is enhanced and women in Georgia enjoy better prevention, protection and prosecution concerning all forms of violence against women and domestic violence in line with the the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (hereinafter the Istanbul Convention). It supports Georgian authorities in strengthening the capacity of key stakeholders involved in preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, protecting the victims and prosecuting the perpetrators of violence as well as advancing gender equality overall in Georgia. The project focuses on the implementation of the most urgent GREVIO (the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence to the Istanbul Convention) findings and its Committee of the Parties’ recommendations to Georgia.

The project is implemented within the Council of Europe Action Plan to Georgia 2024-2027 and it builds on the results of the previous the projects “Promoting an Integrated Approach to End Violence against Women and Enhancing Gender Equality in Georgia” and “Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in Georgia”.

  Budget: EUR 900 000 

 Duration: 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2025

 Continuation of the Project Promoting an Integrated Approach to End Violence against Women and Enhancing Gender Equality in Georgia

How does the Project work?

The project operates through a combination of tailored policy/legislative, capacity-building and awareness raising actions of general public and authorities. The Council of Europe is dedicated to disseminating the latest information and insights regarding European standards, with a specific focus on the Istanbul Convention.

Emphasizing capacity and knowledge enhancement related to the Istanbul Convention, the project aims to facilitate the exchange of promising practices. It will offer support in analysing policy and practice gaps, developing modules, materials, and practical tools, such as guidebooks and awareness-raising materials.

Who benefits from the Project?

Project partners

• Inter-agency Commission on Gender Equality, Violence against Women and Domestic Violence/Government Administration of Georgia
• Public Defender’s Office
• Ministry of Internal Affairs
• Ministry of Justice
• General Prosecutor’s Office
• Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs
• LEPL Agency For State Care and Assistance For the (Statutory) Victims of Human Trafficking
• Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
• High School of Justice
• Supreme Court
• Civil Society organisation working on gender equality, violence against women and domestic violence;
• International organisations working on gender equality, violence against women and domestic violence;

End Beneficiaries

• General public
• Women victims of VAW/DV

What do we expect to achieve?

• Introduction of legal and/or policy measures by Georgian authorities, as per GREVIO findings and Committee of Parties of the Istanbul Convention recommendations, to meet the standards outlined in the Istanbul Convention.
• Implementation of programs for sex offenders by the Special Penitentiary Services, LEPL National Agency for Crime Prevention, Execution of Non-custodial Sentences, and Probation of the Ministry of Justice, aligning with Istanbul Convention Standards.
• Effective and efficient implementation of comprehensive victim protection and support services by relevant state agencies and civil society organisations, in accordance with Istanbul Convention standards.
• Enhancement of the quality and coordination of investigations and prosecutions of sexual violence crimes and digital violence against women by investigators and prosecutors, contributing to the fight against gender inequalities.
• The public's understanding of gender equality is improved and women enjoy better prevention, protection and prosecution of all forms of violence against women and domestic violence in line with the Istanbul convention.

Reference documents 

GREVIO baseline evaluation report on Georgia.

Istanbul Convention and Explanatory Report