Domestic Violence in Georgia

1. Domestic Violence in Georgia Tbilisi 27-29 September, 2010

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4. Domestic Violence in Georgia Domestic violence stands for violation of constitutional rights and freedoms of one family member by the other, in conjunction with physical, psychological or sexual violence, coercion or threat to undertake such actions. Source: The Law of Georgia on Elimination of domestic Violence, Protection of Victims of domestic Violence and their Assistance, Article 3, 2006)

5. Domestic Violence in Georgia Data Collected by MIA: • Number of a Restrictive Order that is primary source of data; • Name of victim; • Name of perpetrator; • Address, birth dates of both perpetrator and victim; • Form’s of violence; • Description of situation; • What decision was taken; • Address of shelter for a victim or of a rehabilitation center for a perpetrator; • Signature of responsible police officer. Statistical questionnaire “on registration on Domestic Violence Cases” adopted in 2007 by the MIA.

6. Domestic Violence in Georgia Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

7. Domestic Violence in Georgia Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

8. Domestic Violence in Georgia Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

9. Domestic Violence in Georgia • No cases in 3 regions of Georgia; • There are 2 Shelters under control of the Ministry of Labour, Health & Social Security, and 4 under NGO; • The maximal capacity of NGO-run shelters is accommodation of 40 individuals at a time; • Duration of staying in shelter varies from 3 to 6 months.

10. Domestic Violence in GeorgiaThe data on the victims of the DV Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

11. Domestic Violence in GeorgiaThe data on the perpetrator of the DV Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

12. Domestic Violence in GeorgiaCourt decisions on suppression of DV, protection and support of victims of DV

13. Domestic Violence in Georgia Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

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17. Useful Links Domestic Violence in Georgia • www.genderindex.org • www.stats.oecd.org • http:/my.genderindex.org • twitter gender • facebook • wikigender • google earth-OECD

18. Useful Links • http://www.avng.ge - Anti Violence Network of Georgia • www.ginsc.net - Gender Information Portal in the Southern Caucasus • www.nasilie.net - Domestic Violence • www.antitraf.net – No Trafficking • www.youthknot.net - “Youth Line” of the European Network • www.ywnsc.net - Young Women’s Network in South Caucasus

19. Domestic Violence in Georgia Domestic Violence in Georgia Thank You For Attention

20. Domestic Violence in Georgia Domestic Violence in Georgia Lia Charekishvili, Head of Sub-Division of Social Infrastructure, Social Statistics Division, Responsible for Gender Statistics. E-mail: licha@geostat.ge