Gender mainstreaming strategy in the Public Defender’s Office of Georgia
The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) published the guidance note on the Public Defender’s Office for the best practice in creating and developing Department of Gender Equality in the field of human rights institutions.
Publication presents Department of Gender Equality of Public Defender’s Office as an example of guarantee how human rights institutions can ensure the integration of gender equality issues into their activities.
The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) is an international foundation whose mission is to assist the international community in pursuinggood governance and reform of the security sector. The Centre provides in‐country advisory support and practical assistance programs, develops and promotes norms and standards, conducts tailored policy research, and identifies good practices and recommendations to promote democratic security sector governance.
The publication covers such important issues as:
- Public Defender’s Office as a sustainable institution to integrate gender related issues in the security sector;
- Ability of Public Defender’s Office to investigate proactively gender related problems in the security sector.
