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Tbilisi City Court on 4 April 2022. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media
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Datablog | Obstacles to accessing Georgia’s courts

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A CRRC Georgia survey investigated who considers and who pursues litigation in Georgia, and the obstacles people face in doing so.  Georgia’s court system faces significant issues, with reports suggesting that long delays, access to the legal system, and overloaded caseloads are among the barriers that prevent citizens from using the courts.  A 2021 Social Justice Center report noted that geography, the physical accessibility of buildings, a lack of legal awareness and empowerment, and other

Rape and murder draw attention to law and lawlessness in Abkhazia
Abkhazia

Rape and murder draw attention to law and lawlessness in Abkhazia

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A crime committed in the village of Nizhnyaya Eshera, where a young woman was killed and her underage sister was raped, sent shock waves throughout Abkhazian society and opened up a debate on the roots of violence against women. Discussions about violence against women gained new impetus in the middle of June this year, when a 13-year-old girl was raped in a village not far from Abkhazia’s capital Sukhum, followed by the murder of her 23-year-old sister. A former employee of the State

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