Rights Group Urges Georgia to Stop Gender-Based Violence Against Women Protesters

Rights group urges Georgia to stop gender-based violence against women protesters

Amnesty International reported on Friday that women participating in protests against the government in Georgia have been subjected to intimidation, harassment, and gender-based physical and psychological violence by state authorities. In addition to searches of detained protestors, the rights group stated there has been a growing tendency of arbitrary house and office searches, stop-and-search practices by the police, and examinations of indivi…

Amnesty International: Women Protesters Targeted with Gender-Based Violence

The human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has documented a growing pattern of gender-based violence and reprisals against women participating in ongoing anti-GD protests. The organization warns that the authorities are using unlawful and degrading strip searches, threats of sexual violence, and sexist insults against women to intimidate and punish peaceful demonstrators. “The authorities may have hoped that by targeting women with threat…