22. Juni 2023

Die folgenden Ausschnitte aus ausgewählten Quellen enthalten Informationen zu oben genannter Fragestellung (Zugriff auf alle Quellen am [Veröffentlichungsdatum]):

Bitte beachten Sie, dass im Folgenden entsprechend der Fragestellung keine allgemeinen Informationen zur Thematik, sondern nur konkrete Beispiele angeführt werden. Im Zuge der Recherche wurde nach Vorfällen in den Jahren 2021 bis 2023 gesucht. Insgesamt wurden wenige konkrete Vorfälle in den Jahren 2021 und 2022 und gar keine Vorfälle im Jahr 2023 gefunden. Dies bedeutet nicht notwendigerweise, dass keine solchen Vorfälle 2023 stattgefunden haben. Die geringe Anzahl der gefundenen Vorfälle könnten möglicherweise mit einem Nichtmelden von Fällen und dem allgemeinen Vorgehen der Behörden bei solchen Fällen in Verbindung stehen (siehe die folgenden Punkte zu Statistiken und zum Nichtmelden von Fällen sowie zum Vorgehen der Behörden gegen Angriffe, Fälle von Diskriminierung und Übergriffe).

Informationen zu Statistiken und zum Nichtmelden von Fällen

·      ECOM - Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride: Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Georgia, Mai 2022
https://equality.ge/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/INT_CCPR_CSS_GEO_48904_E.pdf

„20. Violence – both public and non-public (for instance, domestic) – is the most serious problem that LGBT+ people face. According to a study of 2018, among LGBT+ respondents, 88.3% confessed to be victims of hate crimes since 2015. Psychological and emotional violence was experienced by 85.5%, 61.7% experienced sexual violence and harassment, while 29.7% were victims of physical violence. Georgian LGBT+ NGOs also state that LGBT+ are frequently subjected to domestic violence, yet the State rarely investigates these crimes as hate crimes based on SOGIGE [Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression]. Despite such high figures, only 16.8% of hate crime victims from said study reported their incidents to the police. The fear of having to disclose the identity (forced outing), re-victimisation, the lack of trust in the law enforcement institutions, and homophobic attitudes coming from police officers cause underreporting of the hate crimes. The lack of legal prospects, the low awareness of the anti-discrimination legislation and redress mechanisms, as well as poor access to justice, also contribute to an unwillingness to report.

21. This factor contributes to the disparity between the MIA and NGO SOGIGE-based crime statistics. The hate crime statistics, especially when it comes to crimes committed on grounds of SOGIGE, do not represent the actuality of the situation with the actual hate crimes committed, number of victims, and commenced proceedings.“ (ECOM / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride, Mai 2022, S. 6)

·      Public Defender of Georgia: The rights of LGBT+ People in Georgia, 2021
https://georgia.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/LGBT2-eng.pdf

„It is noteworthy that generally, statistics produced by NGOs and community organizations working on the issues related to LGBT+ group in Georgia present dissimilar data on the scale of hate crimes and incidents. According to a survey conducted by the Women’s Initiatives Supporting Group, during the period 2015-2018, 226 respondents became victims of hate crimes or incidents in Georgia. According to the survey conducted by Social Justice Center in 2020, 52% (N=320) of respondents have experienced violence at least once in their lifetime, entirely or in part, on the grounds of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. 56% of respondents have experienced physical, psychological, and/or sexual violence at least once in the last two years. Research reveals that violence is most commonly manifested in threats (violence and loss of life) and physical abuse, most often observed on the street and online. 48.4% of respondents have experienced psychological, and 29.4% have experienced physical violence in the last two years. Additionally, a survey conducted in 2021 found that seven out of ten respondents (N=155, 73.5 percent) have been victims of hate crime at least once in the last two years. Among them, one in every three victims (N=147, 30.3 percent) has been subjected to physical or sexual violence or harassment, while 68.7 percent (N=145) have been subjected to psychological violence.

The 2019 UN Independent Expert Report on Georgia on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Protection and Discrimination confirms the above-mentioned crime scale. Explicitly stating that ‘beatings are frequent, harassment and bullying are persistent, and exclusion from education, work, and health settings appears to be the norm.’ Community organizations’ practical experience and research indicate that trust in law enforcement agencies is substantially low, leading to the under-reporting of crimes to the police. According to the survey mentioned above, 66% of LGBT+ respondents do not trust the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, 74% do not trust the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, and 58% do not trust the judiciary. Such a low level of trust poses a substantial barrier to detecting and responding effectively to homo/transphobic crimes. At the same time, the under-reporting of crimes does not indicate that such crimes are not committed or are rarely committed but that there is a shortcoming in the criminal justice system, which needs to be addressed through complex approaches and fundamental reforms, considering that the homophobic attitude of the police enables to maintain under-reporting of crimes and a low level of trust.’” (Public Defender of Georgia, 2021, S. 22-23)

·      Tbilisi Pride: Human Rights Violations against Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Women in Georgia, August 2022
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/DownloadDraft.aspx?key=O90nI6yyRdZ8GMFUzhgnmVGSaJSGZyrjYQ5Zdx0rARH96FHBGbR7Me+ZuAGt/Uyf8xJSRqN4UOrXbltg3D/0JQ==

„The incidence of SOGI-based hate crimes remains alarming, but only in very few cases this results in prosecution and/or conviction of the perpetrators. Secondary victimization often occurs as the police lack sensitivity towards hate crime victims, especially to those who are subject to hate crimes because of their SOGI status. Consequently, most hate crime incidents remain unreported as hate crime victims do not trust law enforcement authorities. Regretfully, while investigating and prosecuting incidents of hate, authorities tend to ignore bias as a motive for aggravation (Article 531 of the Criminal Code of Georgia).“ (Tbilisi Pride, August 2022, S. 4)

Allgemeine Informationen zum Vorgehen der Behörden gegen Angriffe, Fälle von Diskriminierung und Übergriffe

·      Public Defender of Georgia: 2022 Special Report on Combating and Preventing Discrimination and the Situation of Equality, 2023
https://ombudsman.ge/res/docs/2023041011140537314.pdf

„No progress could be observed in terms of equality of LGBT+ people in this reporting period either. […] There was no improvement in the rights situation of the above-mentioned community at the national level either. Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic attitudes remained a significant problem for LGBT+ people, especially considering the use of such rhetoric by politicians. In addition, the situation is aggravated by the fact that, as mentioned, state policy documents developed for the protection of human rights, the National Human Rights Strategy and the State Concept on Gender Equality, not only are ineffective in terms of protection of LGBT+ people, but they do not mention this group at all.” (Public Defender of Georgia, 2023, S. 15)

„The spread of discriminatory expressions in public spaces remains a critical challenge. The absence of a state policy supporting equality leads to the spread of discriminatory statements against women, LGBT+ people and persons with disabilities. Unfortunately, the widespread stigma and stereotypical attitudes remain a problem, which leads to the spread of expressions inciting discrimination.” (Public Defender of Georgia, 2023, S. 17)

„The policy for combating crime has substantially improved in recent years in Georgia. Significant steps have been taken by state agencies to increase the quality of response to crimes, as well as to produce a joint statistics for the law enforcement agencies and courts, but like the previous year’s reporting period, the ineffective investigation of alleged hate crimes remains a challenge. Law enforcement agencies still do not meet the standards of effectiveness or timeliness. Confidence in law enforcement agencies is low among vulnerable groups, and it is being further decreased by the weak response or lack of response to incidents. An example of this was the lack of the use of positive measures by law enforcement agencies on July 5-6, 2021, during the violent actions committed by radical violent groups. Inter alia, the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has not yet launched prosecution relating to the organization of group violence or public calls for violence on July 5, 2021.“ (Public Defender of Georgia, 2023, S. 21-22)

·      CoE-CommDH – Council of Europe - Commissioner for Human Rights (Autor): Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Dunja Mijatović; Report following her visit to Georgia from 21 to 24 February 2022 [CommDH(2022)17], 15. Juli 2022
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2075545/CommDH%282022%2917_Report+on+the+visit+to+Georgia_EN.docx.pdf

„Violence against LGBTI people, their supporters, and the defenders of their rights has been a long-standing issue of concern in Georgia which is compounded by a failure to hold perpetrators to account, in particular the organisers of acts of violence. This persisting impunity reinforces biased and hateful attitudes within certain segments of Georgian society. Impunity has also contributed to the unprecedented rise of well-organised and well-funded ultra-conservative and far-right groups with anti-LGBTI, anti-gender, and anti-minorities agendas whose members have participated in violent acts. The Commissioner’s impression, based on her discussions with various interlocutors during her visit, is that the Georgian authorities are not fully cognizant of the detrimental effect that the violence and hate speech (see paragraphs 22 and 23 below) perpetuated by members of these groups can have on the enjoyment of human rights by the LGBTI people, as well as on social cohesion and tolerance in society more generally.

There is a persistent failure to address violent attacks led by ultra-conservative and far-right groups against participants at events held in the context of the yearly International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) and Pride Marches. Since 2012, these events have been repeatedly interrupted by these groups or cancelled by organisers due to violent attacks and/or serious threats of violence coming from these groups. The fact that the authorities fail to ensure safety and protection in this context only exacerbates these attacks.“ (CoE-CommDH, 15. Juli 2022, S. 9)

·      Tbilisi Pride: Human Rights Violations against Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Women in Georgia, August 2022
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/DownloadDraft.aspx?key=O90nI6yyRdZ8GMFUzhgnmVGSaJSGZyrjYQ5Zdx0rARH96FHBGbR7Me+ZuAGt/Uyf8xJSRqN4UOrXbltg3D/0JQ==

„Even though Georgia has put antidiscrimination and hate crime legislation and policies into place, owing to homo/transphobia, ineffective enforcement of existing legislation, and political instumentalization of LGBT+ people, they form one of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in the Georgian society. Pervasive discrimination, stigma, homo/transphobia, and violence results in economic, social and political exclusion of LGBT+ community in the country.” (Tbilisi Pride, August 2022, S. 8)

·         ECOM - Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride: Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Georgia, Mai 2022
https://equality.ge/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/INT_CCPR_CSS_GEO_48904_E.pdf

„27. While private persons commit the majority of violations, the State stays inactive and does not fulfill its positive obligations. Even when the victim has contacted the authorities and a formal investigation has begun, the fact that, in most cases, presenting evidence is controversial, gives rise to a fear of retaliation, and that there is a lack of trust in law enforcement bodies, witnesses and victims fear testifying. In most cases witnesses are pressured or otherwise abused during the process of interrogation, thus the attendance of a lawyer is very important at the initial stage. The problems hindering the access of victims to justice also include obstacles in representing their interests on the part of human rights defenders and LGBT+ activists, and the unwillingness of the authorities to cooperate with civil society organizations.

28. Conducting investigation in a timely manner has remained problematic. Investigations initiated by investigative authorities are usually protracted without an outcome for years. The prompt appeal of the victim to law enforcement agencies plays a key role in identifying and catching criminals. It is also necessary to highlight the problem of the adequacy and proportionality of punishments, there are examples when attackers get off with a small fine.” (ECOM / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride, Mai 2022, S. 7)

Vorfälle aus den Jahren 2021 und 2022

Eine Auflistung von Hassverbrechen gegen LGBTIQ-Personen im Jahr 2021 finden Sie auf der folgenden Seite unter dem Punkt „Hate incidents - Unofficial data“:

·      OSZE - ODIHR - Organisation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa - Office for Democratic Institutions and Human: Hate crime reporting – Georgia, ohne Datum
https://hatecrime.osce.org/georgia?year=2021

Im April 2021 sei eine 17-jährige Transfrau von zwei Unbekannten attackiert worden:

·      ECOM – Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride: Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Georgia, Mai 2022
https://equality.ge/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/INT_CCPR_CSS_GEO_48904_E.pdf

„For example on April 30, a 17-year-old trans woman was attacked by two unknown suspects. On May 1, two individuals were charged for this crime and were released by the court on relatively low bail given the nature of the violent crime.“ (ECOM / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride, Mai 2022, S. 7)

·      USDOS – US Department of State (Autor): 2021 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Georgia, 12. April 2022
https://www.ecoi.net/de/dokument/2071138.html

„For example on April 30, a 17-year-old transgender girl was attacked by two unknown suspects who beat her, smashed her cell phone, and used transphobic rhetoric. […] On June 7, the case was referred for trial to the Tbilisi City Court; as of year’s end, the trial continued” (USDOS, 12. April 2022, Section 6)

Bei einem weiteren Vorfall im April 2021 sei ein lesbisches Paar von einem Nachbarn angegriffen worden:

·      ECOM – Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride: Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Georgia, Mai 2022
https://equality.ge/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/INT_CCPR_CSS_GEO_48904_E.pdf

„On April 20, a man attacked a lesbian couple in front of their child outside their home in Tbilisi. The attacker, a neighbor, insulted them and demanded they move out of the building. Police arrested the man, who was released on bail on April 23.” (ECOM / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride, Mai 2022, S. 7)

·      USDOS – US Department of State: 2021 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Georgia, 12. April 2022
https://www.ecoi.net/de/dokument/2071138.html

„On April 20, a man attacked a lesbian couple in front of their child outside their home in Tbilisi. The attacker, a neighbor, insulted them and demanded they move out of the building. The attacker then spat on them, continued with homophobic insults, and threatened the couple with a knife. Police arrested the man, who was released on bail on April 23 and was allowed to return to their shared apartment building. LGBTQI+ activists cited the case as an example of the government not taking LGBTQI+ hate crimes seriously. In June the case was referred for trial to Tbilisi City Court; as of year’s end, the trial continued.” (USDOS, 12. April 2022, Section 6)

Bei einem anderen Vorfall seien zwei homosexuelle Männer angegriffen und bedroht: worden

·      ECOM – Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride: Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Georgia, Mai 2022
https://equality.ge/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/INT_CCPR_CSS_GEO_48904_E.pdf

„Two gay men were also verbally assaulted and received death threats – the police filed the case under ‘threat’, and established the bias motive.“ (ECOM / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride, Mai 2022, S. 7)

Ebenfalls im April 2021 sei eine thailändische Transfrau in Tiflis ermordet worden:

·      Tbilisi Pride: Human Rights Violations against Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Women in Georgia, August 2022
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/DownloadDraft.aspx?key=O90nI6yyRdZ8GMFUzhgnmVGSaJSGZyrjYQ5Zdx0rARH96FHBGbR7Me+ZuAGt/Uyf8xJSRqN4UOrXbltg3D/0JQ==

„In April 2021, a 38-year-old Thai transgender woman, who resided for work in Georgia, was brutally murdered at one of the Thai massage parlors in Tbilisi.” (Tbilisi Pride, August 2022, S. 5)

Im Juli 2021 seien Journalist·innen in Tiflis angegriffen worden, die vom „Marsch der Würde“ hätten berichten wollen:

·      Deutsche Welle Akademie: Georgia: Media freedom in decline, 22. März 2023
https://www.ecoi.net/de/dokumentensuche/?content=LGBT&country%5B%5D=geo

„When asked about the safety of journalists, all interviewed journalists referred to the events of July 5, 2021 when far-right anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrators attacked more than 50 journalists in the center of Tbilisi. At least five journalists were hospitalized with serious injuries. One of them was the camera operator Aleksandr Lashkarava of the opposition station TV Pirveli, who subsequently had to undergo emergency surgery. Six days after the attack, he was found dead in his apartment. According to the autopsy report released on December 30, 2021 his death was caused by a drug overdose, a conclusion questioned by observers (Civil 2022; Global Voices 2022).

In response to the attack, the police detained 100 people on administrative offenses and two on criminal charges (Civil, 2021). In April 2022 the Georgian authorities convicted 26 people of attacking journalists during the incident in July 2021. While the court decisions have been welcomed by civil society organizations, critics point out that backers who incited the violence have not been sufficiently investigated (CPJ 2022, April 7).“ (Deutsche Welle Akademie, 22. März 2023, S. 8)

·      Transparency International Georgia: Statement of Civil Society Organizations on the possible involvement of State Security Service in the events of July 5-6, 14. Juni 2022
https://transparency.ge/en/post/statement-civil-society-organizations-possible-involvement-state-security-service-events-july-5

„The signatory organizations respond to the news story aired by TV Pirveli on June 12. The story describes the alleged involvement of the State Security Service (SSS) employees in the planning and execution of the violent events of July 5. The mass violence on July 5, 2021, was considered to be an exceptional case of police inactivity and the demonstrative state’s passivity in protecting journalists and activists. However, the information released on June 12 prompts an even more dangerous and disturbing assumption that it may be the SSS that stands behind the planning and management of that mass violence.

The news story aired by TV Pirveli alerts the audience that investigative journalists obtained secret internal correspondence of allegedly SSS employees. The correspondence exposed the special mobilization of the agency's employees to manage the process on July 5 and the redistribution of specific tasks to prepare for violent actions. As indicated, the correspondence confirms that per instructions of the senior SSS officials, employees were tasked to mobilize people to the specific time and places (including Vake Park, Mziuri, and Marjanishvili Square) and to deploy them to pre-selected locations. The correspondence disclosed the homophobic attitudes of the SSS employees and their satisfaction with the violence.

Media footage of July 5 confirms the evident organized nature of the various attacks on journalists and activists during the ‘March on Dignity’. The organizers of the violence expressly called upon the counter-rally participants to storm designated locations (including the invasion of the offices of ‘Shame Movement’ and ‘Tbilisi Pride’). Furthermore, members of the violent group were mobilized beforehand to the places where due to security risks, targeted activists were relocated. Besides, the video footage of the online media outlet Publika depicts the inactivity of the police in detaining the perpetrators of the violence. Moreover, the footage shows that one of the organizers of the counter-rally, Konstantine Morgoshia, alongside the other members of the group, was given the access to the building where the 'Shame Movement' has its office located by police forces, with the agenda to make sure that no one was present in the building’s communal hallway and the office itself.“ (Transparency International Georgia, 14. Juni 2022)

·      USDOS – US Department of State (Autor): 2022 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Georgia, 20. März 2023
https://www.ecoi.net/de/dokument/2089112.html

„Concerns continued regarding the lack of accountability for the organizers of violence against LGBTQI+ persons in July 2021 in advance of a Pride event (see section 2.b., Freedom of Assembly). In December the PDO [Public Defender’s Office] stated the investigation of the July 2021 violence was not thorough or timely, criticized the Prosecutor’s Office for not holding anyone responsible for the organization and leadership of the violence, and described some rulings in the cases brought to court as inconsistent despite similar evidence. According to the PDO, the Prosecutor’s Office also ignored the cases of violation of the right to property and did not file appropriate charges.“ (USDOS, 20. März 2023, Section 6)

Weitere Informationen zu Ermittlungen in diesem Fall finden Sie auch in folgenden Dokumenten:

·      Secretariat of the Committee of Ministers: Communication from an NGO (27/10/2022) (Social Justice Center) in the case of IDENTOBA AND OTHERS v. Georgia (Application No. 73235/12), 10. November 2022
https://hudoc.exec.coe.int/eng#{%22EXECIdentifier%22:[%22DH-DD(2022)1228E%22]}

·      IPHR - International Partnership for Human Rights/Truth Hounds: It felt like the whole country was against us, 15. November 2021
https://www.iphronline.org/report-georgia-lgbtiq.html

Im Oktober 2021 griff ein Mann zwei Transfrauen an, tötete eine und verwundete die andere:

·      ECOM – Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride: Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Georgia, Mai 2022
https://equality.ge/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/INT_CCPR_CSS_GEO_48904_E.pdf

„On October 31, a man entered a massage parlor in Tbilisi and attacked two trans women with a knife, killing one and wounding another. The suspect was arrested and faced a charge of premeditated murder. The Prosecutor General’s Office said the suspect ‘wanted to kill trans people on the grounds of intolerance of gender identity.’“ (ECOM / Equality Movement / Tbilisi Pride, Mai 2022, S. 7)

Im März 2022 sei eine Transfrau sexuell belästigt worden:

·      ILGA-Europe – International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association Europe: 2023 Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia, 20. Februar 2023
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2087591/annual-review-2023.pdf

„A trans woman was sexually harassed in March.“ (ILGA-Europe, 20. Februar 2023, S. 64)

Im Mai 2022 seien 5 Transfrauen von bis zu 30 Männern in ihrem Zuhause angegriffen worden:

·      Tbilisi Pride: Human Rights Violations against Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Women in Georgia, August 2022
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/DownloadDraft.aspx?key=O90nI6yyRdZ8GMFUzhgnmVGSaJSGZyrjYQ5Zdx0rARH96FHBGbR7Me+ZuAGt/Uyf8xJSRqN4UOrXbltg3D/0JQ==

„In May 2022, 5 transgender women were attacked by a mob of up to 30 men at their home. The attack was allegedly organized. The Ministry of Internal Affairs launched investigation under Article 151 (2a) of the Criminal Code of Georgia (threat by a group of people).” (Tbilisi Pride, August 2022, S. 4)

·      HRW – Human Rights Watch (Autor): World Report 2023 - Georgia, 12. Jänner 2023
https://www.ecoi.net/de/dokument/2085416.html

„In May, a group of some 30 men attacked five transgender women in their home in Tbilisi. The attackers, armed with stones and bricks, assaulted the women and their landlord, damaged their house, and made death threats. An investigation was pending at time of writing.” (HRW, 12. Jänner 2023)

·      Public Defender of Georgia: 2022 Special Report on Combating and Preventing Discrimination and the Situation of Equality, 2023
https://ombudsman.ge/res/docs/2023041011140537314.pdf

„In addition to the above, on May 31, 2022, about 20 unidentified persons attacked five transgender women with bricks and stones at their house. […] According to the reports, patrol police officers, who arrived at the incident site, removed the attackers from the incident area, but did not immediately arrest them. Investigative activities (questioning, examination of the incident site, etc.) were not carried out immediately either. Investigative activities were planned only after media coverage of the case and involvement of human rights defenders. An investigation was launched into the case under Article 151, part 2, subparagraph ‘a’, of the Criminal Code, which pertains to a threat of killing or damaging health or destroying property, which is made by a group. According to the information obtained by the Public Defender, only two persons were charged for a crime committed by a group. Consideration of the mentioned criminal case still continues in Tbilisi City Court.“ (Public Defender of Georgia, 2023, S. 16)

·      ILGA-Europe – International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association Europe: 2023 Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia, 20. Februar 2023
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2087591/annual-review-2023.pdf

„Trans women were verbally abused and their home was attacked in May - the police made no arrests.“ (ILGA-Europe, 20. Februar 2023, S. 64)

Im Juni 2022 seien mehrere Transfrauen von etwa 20 Männern angegriffen worden, zwei von ihnen seien verletzt worden:

Bitte beachten Sie, dass der folgende Text mit Google Translate übersetzt wurde:

·      Tbilisi Pride: განცხადება ტრანსგენდერ ქალებზე თავდასხმასთან დაკავშირებით [Statement Regarding The Attack On Transgender Women], 16. Juni 2022

„Today, in Tbilisi, about 20 men attacked several transgender women on the grounds of intolerance based on their gender identity. According to one of the victims, the attackers threatened the transgender women with glass bottles and stones, as a result of which 2 transgender women were injured.

This fact proves once again that transphobic violence is a daily occurrence for transgender people. The state's ineffective response to hate crimes committed against members of the LGBT+ community, the impunity of perpetrators, the encouragement of violence by high political officials and the activation of pro-Russian groups in the country have a direct impact on the legal status of the LGBT+ community and stir up homophobic and transphobic intolerance.

According to the available information, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has started an investigation into the mentioned fact under Article 126 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to beating or violence that caused physical pain to the victim.” (Tbilisi Pride, 16. Juni 2022)

Im November 2022 sei ein 17-jähriger queerer Jugendlicher im Bus angegriffen worden. Im selben Monat sei eine cisgeschlechtliche Frau in Tiflis ermordet worden:

·      ILGA-Europe – International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association Europe: 2023 Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia, 20. Februar 2023
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2087591/annual-review-2023.pdf

„A 17-year-old was verbally and physically assaulted on a bus in a homophobic incident in November. In November, a cisgender woman was killed in Tbilisi. The perpetrator was under the impression that the woman was trans.“ (ILGA-Europe, 20. Februar 2023, S. 64)