Georgia

The official website of the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia presents hate crime data analyses in Georgian and English. Three new analytical documents were developed and published covering hate crimes in 2024:

• Hate crime analysis for 2023;
• Gender-based  intolerance motive in violence against women and domestic violence cases, 2023; and
• The Intolerance Motive in Crimes Against Sexual Freedom and Sexual Inviolability, 2021-2023.

In 2024, the Human Rights Protection Department of Ministry of Internal Affairs, held 23 training sessions, including on hate crime, in which more than 1,300 employees of the Ministry were trained. With support from the Council of Europe, middle managers of the MIA attended a training programme on hate crime. Discrimination, hate speech, the concept of hate crime and many more relevant topics were discussed.

In 2024, a training was held for operators at LLPE "Public Safety Command Centre". Operators were informed about the role of the MIA in combating hate crime, bias indicators, and other relevant subjects.

Moreover, in 2024, the Police Academy held a baseline training programme on hate crime, which was attended by 521 people.      .

In 2024, five training activities were conducted on hate crime, and 74 employees of the Prosecution Service of Georgia were trained, in addition, 50 intern-prosecutors attended a special training programme, which includes sessions on hate crime.

With support from the Council of Europe, a HELP training course on hate crime was launched for prosecutors and investigators of the Prosecution Service in 2024. The online training programme lasted three months and was attended by 13 prosecutors and 4 investigators.

With the support of UN Women, the Prosecution Service of Georgia held training courses on the effective investigation and prosecution of femicide, which were attended by 17 prosecutors and 15 managers.

In 2024, the High School of Justice conducted eight training sessions on hate crime, freedom of expression, international and European human rights legislation, and rights of persons with disabilities. A total of 10 judges and 90 employees of the judiciary participated in the training.

As of 2024, by a decree of the Prosecutor General of Georgia, prosecutors are required to involve witness and victim coordinators in hate crime criminal cases as a priority. In 2024, victim and witness coordinators of the Prosecution Service were involved in 521 criminal cases of hate crime.

Notable cases:

On 18 September 2024, a transgender woman was stabbed to death by her male partner due to her gender and gender identity. The perpetrator had previously subjected the victim to repeated physical and verbal abuse. The perpetrator was detained and prosecuted with murder committed under aggravating circumstances and violence, both of which were found to have committed with bias based on the victim's gender and gender identity. Later, the Court found the perpetrator guilty of all charges and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

In April 2024, a man was prosecuted for the rape of his daughter - a minor with disabilities. The child had intellectual impairments and was dependent on her father, who exploited her disabilities and threatened to kill the victim if she reported the rape. The prosecution found that the offence was committed with bias based on the victim's gender and disability. The perpetrator was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment.