23rd January 2023
Explore:
- An overview of international and regional standards and best practices for how sexual violence offences should be defined and interpreted.
- The definitions of sexual violence crimes under the national laws of Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan and underlines the challenges in implementing these provisions.
- How existing legislation in these countries should be amended to comply with regional and international human rights standards, and explain how current legislation could be interpreted to ensure better access to justice for victims/survivors now.