13th February 2026
The submission urges Georgia to:
- Reinstate “gender” and gender-based frameworks in law and policy and strengthen institutional framework;
- Repeal restrictive laws targeting civil society organisations;
- Adopt a consent-based legal definition of rape in line with international human rights standards and ensure gender-sensitive and survivor-centered criminal justice processes;
- Increase support services for survivors of sexual violence to provide trauma-informed care and survivour centered justice process and forensic evidence collection.