Equality Movement presents the annual report of the organization. In 2020 Equality Movement has been working in three main strategic directions: Providing LGBTQ community with social and medical services; Mobilizing and supporting the social integration of LGBTQ community; Forming a supportive environment for empowering LGBTQ community in Georgia Due to the pandemic of COVID-19 Equality …

The Coalition is reacting to the draft decree, which was published on the High Council of Justice webpage on December 1, 2020. The decree is supposed to regulate the process of selection of Supreme Court judges by the High Council of Justice. The Coalition believes that the proposed rules do not ensure an open and …

Equality Movement joins the campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” in order to raise awareness of gender-based violence and women’s rights in Georgia. Achieving the gender equality still remains a challenge in Georgia. The numbers of the cases of gender-based discrimination and violence are alarming. We believe that equality can be achieved by …

Georgia regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Georgia’s Criminal Code includes general and specific penalty enhancement provisions for hate crimes, as well as substantive offenses. Georgia’s data do not report cases of discrimination and persecution separately. The data published today show that in many countries there are mechanisms in place to record and collect …

The XXVIII extraordinary judicial conference is scheduled for October 30, 2020. According to the agenda, the conference is supposed to appoint 2 judge members of the High Council of Justice of Georgia, including the Council Secretary. The positions of judge members and Secretary became vacant when Giorgi Mikautadze was elected as the Chair of the …

Despite simplified legislative procedures, you may face a number of problems at various stages, often resulting in unjustified denial. After the decision enters into force, the residence permit seekers are forced to leave the country. The Equality Movement has prepared a booklet summarizing the challenges and barriers you will face in Georgia if you want …

“Equality Movement” and Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity  (ECOM) submitted a joint report on human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Georgia. The document aims to update HRCtee members with the recent violations within the LGBT community in Georgia related to the Right to Equality before the …

The Equality Movement conducted a training for political party representatives to raise sensitivity and awareness on LGBT issues. The training was held on July 10-12 with the financial support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Georgia. Political parties whose representatives participated in the training: The Citizens; The Movement for people; The European Georgia; The …

The Coalition for Equality has submitted the report of the third cycle of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Report evaluates the implementation of the recommendations published after the second cycle review of Georgia during 2015-2020. The report covers following issues: Family environment and alternative care for children, juvenile justice; Implementation of the UN Convention on the …