Friday, August 1, 2025

Campaign against family violence not working, women still afraid

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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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