Latest items for Georgia
March 14, 2025, 8:48 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1
"Three Thai women have been rescued after being lured into a human-egg harvesting scheme operated by Chinese gangsters in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The effort to free them was prompted by Pavena Hongsakula, founder of the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women. Ms Pavena said she learned about it from another woman victim who had been released and returned to Thailand in September only after paying the gang about 70,000 baht. The victim told Ms Pavena other Thais were still trapped at the human-egg farm because they had no money to pay for their freedom" (para 1-4). "Speaking to media by a livestream on the foundation's Facebook page...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1
"Three Thai women have been rescued after being lured into a human-egg harvesting scheme operated by Chinese gangsters in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The effort to free them was prompted by Pavena Hongsakula, founder of the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women. Ms Pavena said she learned about it from another woman victim who had been released and returned to Thailand in September only after paying the gang about 70,000 baht. The victim told Ms Pavena other Thais were still trapped at the human-egg farm because they had no money to pay for their freedom" (para 1-4). "Speaking to media by a livestream on the foundation's Facebook page...more
March 14, 2025, 8:48 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"She and about 10 others travelled to Georgia in August, led by a Thai woman who was believed to work for the gang. On arrival, they were taken to an area where there were four large houses and at least 100 Thai women already living there. The place was operated by Chinese gangsters and it turned out that no couples applied there for a surrogate mother, she said. Instead, they were given hormones to stimulate their ovaries. Once a month the women were anaesthetised and their eggs collected, she said. Some of the women had not been paid at all. The collected eggs were believed to be sold, trafficked in...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"She and about 10 others travelled to Georgia in August, led by a Thai woman who was believed to work for the gang. On arrival, they were taken to an area where there were four large houses and at least 100 Thai women already living there. The place was operated by Chinese gangsters and it turned out that no couples applied there for a surrogate mother, she said. Instead, they were given hormones to stimulate their ovaries. Once a month the women were anaesthetised and their eggs collected, she said. Some of the women had not been paid at all. The collected eggs were believed to be sold, trafficked in...more
March 14, 2025, 8:48 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1, ACR-LAW-1
"Georgia does not have specific laws regarding surrogacy. However, companies operating there advertise their services and surrogacy arrangements are considered legal contracts. The Georgia government has stated it is in the process of declaring it illegal" (para 14).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1, ACR-LAW-1
"Georgia does not have specific laws regarding surrogacy. However, companies operating there advertise their services and surrogacy arrangements are considered legal contracts. The Georgia government has stated it is in the process of declaring it illegal" (para 14).
March 13, 2025, 8:56 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: ACR-PRACTICE-1
"In Georgia... commercial surrogacy programs cost around $40,000-$50,000" (para 17). "'The main driving factor, whether in Ukraine, Georgia, Mexico — all the main markets — is the financial motivation behind it,' Pysana said of surrogates. Indeed, Dilara was attracted by the prospect of higher earnings when she was first introduced to surrogacy by a colleague working with her at a call center. 'If you want to do surrogacy, they give you good money,' she recalled being told by her younger female colleague" (para 21-22). "'There is one thing I have been researching for two months about this job, and the doctors take $50,000, $60,000 from the parents and give from...more
Variables: ACR-PRACTICE-1
"In Georgia... commercial surrogacy programs cost around $40,000-$50,000" (para 17). "'The main driving factor, whether in Ukraine, Georgia, Mexico — all the main markets — is the financial motivation behind it,' Pysana said of surrogates. Indeed, Dilara was attracted by the prospect of higher earnings when she was first introduced to surrogacy by a colleague working with her at a call center. 'If you want to do surrogacy, they give you good money,' she recalled being told by her younger female colleague" (para 21-22). "'There is one thing I have been researching for two months about this job, and the doctors take $50,000, $60,000 from the parents and give from...more
March 13, 2025, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"Commercial surrogacy refers to an arrangement in which a woman is paid a fee for carrying a pregnancy for another person or couple. This differs from altruistic surrogacy, in which a woman volunteers to carry a pregnancy without any compensation beyond medical reimbursements. Typically, commercial surrogacy is gestational surrogacy, meaning the surrogate has no biological link to the child... In Georgia,... both forms are legal" (para 5-7). "Until last year, Ukraine was the world’s second-largest surrogacy market behind the U.S., attracting foreign would-be parents with lower fees and a favorable regulatory framework. Crucially, that includes naming intended parents on the baby’s birth certificate, rather than the surrogate mother.... The conflict...more
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"Commercial surrogacy refers to an arrangement in which a woman is paid a fee for carrying a pregnancy for another person or couple. This differs from altruistic surrogacy, in which a woman volunteers to carry a pregnancy without any compensation beyond medical reimbursements. Typically, commercial surrogacy is gestational surrogacy, meaning the surrogate has no biological link to the child... In Georgia,... both forms are legal" (para 5-7). "Until last year, Ukraine was the world’s second-largest surrogacy market behind the U.S., attracting foreign would-be parents with lower fees and a favorable regulatory framework. Crucially, that includes naming intended parents on the baby’s birth certificate, rather than the surrogate mother.... The conflict...more
March 13, 2025, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: Cyprus, Georgia
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"The conflict pushed the industry into countries such as nearby Georgia, where the laws closely mirror Ukraine’s. World Center of Baby, which already had operations in Cyprus in 2022, plans to open its Georgia office this month" (para 16).
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"The conflict pushed the industry into countries such as nearby Georgia, where the laws closely mirror Ukraine’s. World Center of Baby, which already had operations in Cyprus in 2022, plans to open its Georgia office this month" (para 16).
Feb. 19, 2025, 11:01 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"Based on our systematic review of national legislation and country reports, Georgia provides 183 calendar days of paid maternity and parental leave to mothers. Research evidence indicates that paid paternity leave can increase gender equality in caregiving responsibilities and gender equality in employment; it is therefore important to ensure fathers have access to adequate paid paternity leave. However, we identified no provisions that provide paid paternity leave to fathers in Georgia" (4). "Based on our systematic review of national legislation and country reports, Article 27 of the Labour Code of Georgia provides 183 calendar days of paid maternity and parental leave to mothers. Article 27 - Maternity and child care...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"Based on our systematic review of national legislation and country reports, Georgia provides 183 calendar days of paid maternity and parental leave to mothers. Research evidence indicates that paid paternity leave can increase gender equality in caregiving responsibilities and gender equality in employment; it is therefore important to ensure fathers have access to adequate paid paternity leave. However, we identified no provisions that provide paid paternity leave to fathers in Georgia" (4). "Based on our systematic review of national legislation and country reports, Article 27 of the Labour Code of Georgia provides 183 calendar days of paid maternity and parental leave to mothers. Article 27 - Maternity and child care...more
Feb. 19, 2025, 11:01 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: AOM-LAW-1
"We commend Georgia for passing the 2015 amendment to the Civil Code which revised Article 1108(2), removing the exception that allowed children to marry at the age of 16 with parental consent. Based on our review, Georgia now prohibits the marriage of girls and boys under the age of 18" (4). "We commend Georgia for passing the 2015 amendment to the Civil Code which revised Article 1108(2), removing the provision that allowed children to marry at the age of 16 with parental consent. Currently, Articles 1107 and 1108 of the Civil Code establish 18 years as the minimum age of marriage for girls and boys" (5).
Variables: AOM-LAW-1
"We commend Georgia for passing the 2015 amendment to the Civil Code which revised Article 1108(2), removing the exception that allowed children to marry at the age of 16 with parental consent. Based on our review, Georgia now prohibits the marriage of girls and boys under the age of 18" (4). "We commend Georgia for passing the 2015 amendment to the Civil Code which revised Article 1108(2), removing the provision that allowed children to marry at the age of 16 with parental consent. Currently, Articles 1107 and 1108 of the Civil Code establish 18 years as the minimum age of marriage for girls and boys" (5).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Comoros, Croatia, Georgia, Guinea, Guyana, Jamaica, Jordan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Philippines, Romania, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
9
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
9
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Madagascar, South Africa, Turkmenistan
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
8.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
8.0
May 23, 2024, 9:49 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"Articles 143-1 and 143-2 of the criminal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties ranging from seven to 12 years’ imprisonment for offenses involving an adult victim, and eight to 12 years’ imprisonment for offenses involving a child victim. These penalties were sufficiently stringent and, with regard to sex trafficking, commensurate with those for serious crimes, such as rape.The criminal code criminalized “abuse of services of a victim of human trafficking” but authorities have never investigated a suspect, particularly because of the difficulty in proving a suspect reasonably knew or suspected a person was a trafficking victim." (3).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"Articles 143-1 and 143-2 of the criminal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties ranging from seven to 12 years’ imprisonment for offenses involving an adult victim, and eight to 12 years’ imprisonment for offenses involving a child victim. These penalties were sufficiently stringent and, with regard to sex trafficking, commensurate with those for serious crimes, such as rape.The criminal code criminalized “abuse of services of a victim of human trafficking” but authorities have never investigated a suspect, particularly because of the difficulty in proving a suspect reasonably knew or suspected a person was a trafficking victim." (3).
May 23, 2024, 1:38 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Georgia is also dealing with a serious human trafficking problem, often linked to prostitution. There are also reports of increasing child prostitution in the country" (para 2).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Georgia is also dealing with a serious human trafficking problem, often linked to prostitution. There are also reports of increasing child prostitution in the country" (para 2).
May 23, 2024, 1:38 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: IRP-DATA-2
"The presence of Iranian prostitutes in Georgia has been intermittently reported in Iranian media. Last year, a local Persian blog claimed 17 Iranian nightclub/brothels were operating in Tbilisi. Another published an interview with a 26-year old sex worker from the city of Kermanshah. Similar accounts have been published by a number of travelers" (para 7).
Variables: IRP-DATA-2
"The presence of Iranian prostitutes in Georgia has been intermittently reported in Iranian media. Last year, a local Persian blog claimed 17 Iranian nightclub/brothels were operating in Tbilisi. Another published an interview with a 26-year old sex worker from the city of Kermanshah. Similar accounts have been published by a number of travelers" (para 7).
May 23, 2024, 1:38 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"The presence of Iranian prostitutes in Georgia has been intermittently reported in Iranian media. Last year, a local Persian blog claimed 17 Iranian nightclub/brothels were operating in Tbilisi. Another published an interview with a 26-year old sex worker from the city of Kermanshah. Similar accounts have been published by a number of travelers" (para 7). "'Of course, we have Iranians, all ages, all tastes,' he says. 'A bit more expensive than Georgians but still affordable for you. We also have Russians, blacks, Armenians. We are here to serve.' Prices range from 40 to 200 dollars, with a little bit extra for an overnight stay" (para 10).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"The presence of Iranian prostitutes in Georgia has been intermittently reported in Iranian media. Last year, a local Persian blog claimed 17 Iranian nightclub/brothels were operating in Tbilisi. Another published an interview with a 26-year old sex worker from the city of Kermanshah. Similar accounts have been published by a number of travelers" (para 7). "'Of course, we have Iranians, all ages, all tastes,' he says. 'A bit more expensive than Georgians but still affordable for you. We also have Russians, blacks, Armenians. We are here to serve.' Prices range from 40 to 200 dollars, with a little bit extra for an overnight stay" (para 10).
May 23, 2024, 1:38 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"'Well, they don’t abduct you, but it becomes forced soon enough,' the source said. 'They give you promises. They say you can make 5 billion rials in a year and then you can go back to your life. But this is when the disaster begins. They make sure you get addicted. To alcohol, to drugs. Then you’ll do anything to get these. Then they get your passport and tell you that you’ll be executed if you go back to Iran. They beat you up, they insult you, even jail you. They make you think there is no way out. And you know the government will be on their side when...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"'Well, they don’t abduct you, but it becomes forced soon enough,' the source said. 'They give you promises. They say you can make 5 billion rials in a year and then you can go back to your life. But this is when the disaster begins. They make sure you get addicted. To alcohol, to drugs. Then you’ll do anything to get these. Then they get your passport and tell you that you’ll be executed if you go back to Iran. They beat you up, they insult you, even jail you. They make you think there is no way out. And you know the government will be on their side when...more
May 23, 2024, 1:38 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1, IRP-LAW-2
"Some officials in this nascent democracy have a relatively progressive attitude to sex work, and a number of NGOs work hard to offer support to sex workers" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1, IRP-LAW-2
"Some officials in this nascent democracy have a relatively progressive attitude to sex work, and a number of NGOs work hard to offer support to sex workers" (para 3).
May 9, 2024, 11:07 a.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is illegal as an administrative offence (Art 172 Code of Administrative Offences) Also renting a space for 'purposes of prostitution' also illegal under the brothel-keeping laws. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Under the Criminal Code of Georgia it is illegal to engage/procure a person into 'prostitution' using force/coercion/threats of violence (Article 253). There is also a law against "Making available an area or dwelling place for prostitution", which criminalises all brothel-keeping (Article 254).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is illegal as an administrative offence (Art 172 Code of Administrative Offences) Also renting a space for 'purposes of prostitution' also illegal under the brothel-keeping laws. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Under the Criminal Code of Georgia it is illegal to engage/procure a person into 'prostitution' using force/coercion/threats of violence (Article 253). There is also a law against "Making available an area or dwelling place for prostitution", which criminalises all brothel-keeping (Article 254).
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guyana, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
1.0
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
1.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Georgia ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report stated that although the government meets the minimum standards, it convicted fewer traffickers and identified its lowest number of victims since 2016. This suggest increasingly lax enforcement (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Georgia ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report stated that although the government meets the minimum standards, it convicted fewer traffickers and identified its lowest number of victims since 2016. This suggest increasingly lax enforcement (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Georgia who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 10 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Georgia who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 10 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
1
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
1
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
28
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
28
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Belarus, El Salvador, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
0
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
0
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
1
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
1
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Georgia was 28 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Georgia was 28 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Georgia is 55.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Georgia is 55.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Georgia is 77 years for women and 67 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Georgia is 77 years for women and 67 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:22 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Arts. 1158, 1161 and 1168 (2).
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Arts. 1158, 1161 and 1168 (2).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Georgia is 68.8 years for men and 77.8 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Georgia is 68.8 years for men and 77.8 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).