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Analysis | Teachers can be pushed to report domestic violence — but the authorities must respond

Teachers can be encouraged to report suspected domestic violence, but first the authorities must begin to effectively respond to reports. 

Analysis | Teachers can be pushed to report domestic violence — but the authorities must respond

By Dustin Gilbreath

Teachers can be encouraged to report suspected domestic violence, but first the authorities must begin to effectively respond to reports. 

Georgian Dream nominates just one woman as majoritarian for parliamentary elections

Nino Latsabidze, who will run in the Rustavi-Gardabani District, was the only woman out of 30 candidates.

Georgian Dream nominates just one woman as majoritarian for parliamentary elections

Nino Latsabidze, who will run in the Rustavi-Gardabani District, was the only woman out of 30 candidates.

Women are being forced to give birth ‘alone’ in post-lockdown Armenia

Across Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organisation guidelines – and national policies.

Women are being forced to give birth ‘alone’ in post-lockdown Armenia

By openDemocracy

Across Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organisation guidelines – and national policies.

Abkhazian HR Commissioner condemns torture, ethnic discrimination, and domestic violence

Human Rights Commissioner Asida Shakryl delivered her office’s scathing 140-page report to Parliament.

Abkhazian HR Commissioner condemns torture, ethnic discrimination, and domestic violence

Human Rights Commissioner Asida Shakryl delivered her office’s scathing 140-page report to Parliament.

Body of young woman exhumed after appeal to Kadyrov

Local residents have claimed the 23-year-old was beaten to death by her husband, a claim dismissed by local state TV.

Body of young woman exhumed after appeal to Kadyrov

Local residents have claimed the 23-year-old was beaten to death by her husband, a claim dismissed by local state TV.

Azerbaijani feminist local councillor ‘publicly shamed’ after reporting on corruption

Personal pictures of Vafa Naghi were hung in public places around her village, allegedly for her criticism of the municipality chair. 

Azerbaijani feminist local councillor ‘publicly shamed’ after reporting on corruption

Personal pictures of Vafa Naghi were hung in public places around her village, allegedly for her criticism of the municipality chair. 

Voice | ‘I left prison with a double stigma — I was a convict and HIV-positive’

Tamuna Gakhokidze, 37, is HIV-positive woman from Tbilisi who speaks about her diagnosis, about stigma, as well as how she discovered her diagnosis and learnt to live with it.

Voice | ‘I left prison with a double stigma — I was a convict and HIV-positive’

Tamuna Gakhokidze, 37, is HIV-positive woman from Tbilisi who speaks about her diagnosis, about stigma, as well as how she discovered her diagnosis and learnt to live with it.

Giving birth in a toilet: New report criticises Georgia’s psychiatric facilities  

The report from Georgia’s Public Defender states that psychiatric facilities across the country do not adequately address women’s reproductive health.   

Giving birth in a toilet: New report criticises Georgia’s psychiatric facilities  

The report from Georgia’s Public Defender states that psychiatric facilities across the country do not adequately address women’s reproductive health.   

ECHR rules in favour of journalist Khadija Ismayilova over sex-tape articles

The European Court of Human Rights ordered the Azerbaijani Government to pay Ismayilova €6,000 in costs and compensation.

ECHR rules in favour of journalist Khadija Ismayilova over sex-tape articles

The European Court of Human Rights ordered the Azerbaijani Government to pay Ismayilova €6,000 in costs and compensation.

Voice | The women on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic

Three women employed in women-led fields share their experiences of life and work in a pandemic.

Voice | The women on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic

Three women employed in women-led fields share their experiences of life and work in a pandemic.