Saturday, July 4, 2026

Body of woman found in Tbilisi apartment

TBILISI, July 1 – The body of a young Azerbaijani woman has been found in a rented apartment in Tbilisi, according to information reported by Interpressnews on Wednesday. The case was made public by Baia Pataraia, head of the women’s rights organization Sapari, who wrote about it on social media, Interpressnews reported. Pataraia wrote that … Read more

Campaign against family violence not working, women still afraid

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Baia Pataraia. (Facebook.)
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Georgia – violent crime by region from January to June, 2016. There were a total of 696 cases. 58 percent of cases (403) were prosecuted. (Ministry of Internal Affairs.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The stigma attached to family violence is still keeping women from seeking help. The campaign is simply not working, a Georgian human rights group has said.

In 2009, the United Natioins carried out a survey which showed that one in every 11 women in Georgia

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