Georgia
Police detain 27-year-old man in western Georgia on charges of raping a 14-year-old
The detainee faces up to 20 years or life imprisonment.
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Georgia
‘Systemic inaction’ to blame for suicide of 14-year-old alleged rape victim
Georgian authorities have been accused of failing a 14-year-old girl who took her own life, allegedly after she was raped. The girl was found dead on Wednesday in the village of Kakuti, near Kobuleti, in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. She was discovered by her grandfather, who told journalists that she was sexually assaulted last year and that she ‘was worried’ that police had not arrested her attacker. He also said that months after the initial attack, her attacker confronted her and ‘
Children’s Rights
Parents of 14-year-old rape victim ‘tortured into testifying’ in Daghestan
A couple in south-west Daghestan have accused the local police of torturing them into incriminating an innocent man for the rape of their 14-year-old daughter. Local residents of the Village of Mutsalaul, in Khasavyurt District, have protested demanding the suspect, who also says he was tortured, be released. On Monday, relatives and supporters of Musa Aliyev, who police have detained on suspicion of rape, including the parents of the victim gathered in front of the village administration b
Children’s Rights
Georgia to toughen laws on child-sex offenders
The Georgian government has lodged a bill in parliament that aims to update Georgia’s Criminal Code in order to tackle sex crimes against children, including by creating a child-sex offenders registry. According to the Interior Ministry, which drafted the bill, the ‘Law on Combating Crimes against Sexual Freedom and Sexual Inviolability’ would focus on developing an effective prevention system, depriving offenders the opportunity to commit future crimes. The initiative would stipulate the
Georgia
Devdariani labels sexual harassment allegations ‘gossip’ and vows to sue eight women
Zviad Devdariani, the former head of Georgian non-governmental organisation CiDA, has said he will sue eight women for ‘violating his honour and dignity’. Devdariani has faced allegations of sexual harassment or sexual assault from at least 10 women. After being called for questioning at the Public Defender’s Office on Wednesday regarding the complaints against him, he called the women’s allegations ‘gossip’ and his lawyer promised the court-case would be ‘scandalous’. ‘This was an unfort
Domestic Violence
Sexual violence in the family: a taboo topic in Armenia
Spousal rape and sexual violence affects many women in Armenia, and cultural taboos and shaming of victims means that women often do not come forward. While changes in the law were supposed to counter this, many activists say the problem of sexual violence remains dire, and the women affected are still left with little protection. Armine (not her real name) has married twice. Her first marriage lasted only a few days, because she found out that her husband and his step-mother were in an
Georgia
Voice from Tbilisi | ‘He would marry me if I withdrew the charges’
Salome Zandukeli, 22, talks of how she dealt with her rape, and the reaction of society and of those around her.
