Today, the conference on “Legal aid and strategic litigation on cases regarding violence against women: Existing practices and challenges” was conducted in Radisson Blue Hotel. The conference was organized by “Sapari” and was supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and East-West Management Institute (EWMI-PROLoG).

Participants of the Conference were: Baia Pataraia (Union Sapari); Natia Mezvrishvili (Georgia’s Deputy Interior Minister); Giorgi Chkheidze (PROLoG Project Director); Eliso Rukhadze (Union Sapari, “Violence from the Side of Public Officials / Representatives of the Law Enforcement Bodies, Challenges and Practice“, “Issue a Victim Status in the Cases of Violence Against Women”); Tamar Lukava ( Human Rights Center, “Investigation Shortcomings in Cases of Violence Against Women/ Domestic Violence”); Ana Tavkhelidze ( Partnership for Human Rights, “ Gaps and Challenges on Restrictive Order”); Meri Daushvili (Georgian Young Lawyers Association, “Evaluation of the Use of Preventive Measures and Punishments on Cases of Violence Against Women”); Tamar Dekanosidze (Georgian Young Lawyers Association, “Gender Motives in Cases of Violence Against Women and Crime Qualification Issues”); Natia Merebashvili (Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia); Badri Niparishvili (Judge of the Tetritskaro Distric Court); Eduard Merikashvili (Georgian Democratic Initiative, “ Ethnic Minority Women’s Rights on Samtskhe-Javakheti Example”); Mariam Kevkhishvili (Partnership for Human Rights, “ Protection of Women with Mental Health Problems from Violence”, ”Proper Protection of those Children, who are the Victim of Violence”).