Monitoring of State Shelters for Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Victims

Brief Description

In 2016, 2017 and 2018 Gender Equality Department of the Public Defender's Office of Georgia, with the technical assistance of UN Women, carried out a monitoring in state shelters for domestic violence and human trafficking victims at Tbilisi and Batumi, as well as the service centers for victims of domestic violence in Kutaisi, Gori and Sighnaghi and crisis service centers for victims of violence in Tbilisi, Gori and Kutaisi. The quality of service delivery, beneficiaries’ needs and performance of duties by personnel were assessed within the framework of the monitoring. Special attention was paid to the issue of provision of psychosocial rehabilitation programs for the beneficiaries and their readiness for living independently after leaving a shelter.