On December 3, 2015, Mery Maglaperidze, the representative of the Department of Gender Equality of the Public Defender's Office, attended a meeting organized by the women’s international organization AKESO. The meeting aimed at discussing the needs and problems of female drug addicts, as well as women suffering from HIV infection.

During the meeting, the representative of the Department of Gender Equality presented a report on the violence against women and domestic violence. She reviewed the main directions and recommendations of the Public Defender’s Office.

Participants of the meeting were briefed of the statistical data of 2014-2015, as well as of the challenges in functioning of protective mechanisms in the field of domestic violence.