“Alice in Harassland” is transmedia project covering the stories of sexual abuse. The authors of the project, are 5 women from Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, who has experienced sexual abuse in different ways.

Women around the world share this common bond of carrying the unrevealed stories of abuse.

Welcome to the Harassland, where you can identify the main locations where abuse happens and explore individual stories behind it.

At the end, you might become the “resident” of our fictional city by sharing your experience.

Alice in Harassland

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STREET

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More than 50% cases of
sexual abused happened in
the streets of Georgia.

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UNDERGROUND

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There is no detailed data on sexual harassment in
Georgia, although one in five women surveyed by
the United Nations and Geostat said they had
experienced sexual harassment.

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UNIVERSITY

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Sexual harassment is an unwelcome sexual advance,
unwelcome request for sexual favours or other
unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature which makes a
person feel offended, humiliated and/or intimidated.

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CHURCH

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33.6% of surveyed never
shared their story of abuse
with anyone in Georgia.

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BUS

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Current practice shows that sexual
harassment occurs mainly on the streets and
in public transport, which is mostly manifested
in sexual behavior of various physical forms.

46% cases of abuse happened in public
transport in Armenia.

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ELEVATOR

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Unwanted phisical contact as a form
of sexual abuse was revelad in 59.2%
of cases in Azerbaijan.

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HOME

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The places that look safe are not safe in
Harassland. Sexual abuse often happens in the
places where it is least predictable.

38% of surveyed identified Home as a place
where they got sexually harassed in Azerbaijan.

Would you like to become
extra resident of Harassland?

Share your personal story of abuse anonymously.

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Legislation

  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Armenia

Shelters, organizations

Sexual harassment is any form of unwanted verbal,
non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that creates
an intimidating, hostile, degrading or offensive environment.

This can include physical contact, invasion of personal space,
suggestive remarks, unwanted comments on dress and
appearance, jokes of a sexual nature or the display of sexually
offensive material in a public space.

Results for Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijani


Two major age groups of women who
participated in the survey were recorded:
18 to 24 and 25 to 34.

84% of surveyed had experienced some form
of sexual harassment in their lifetime.

The type of sexual harassment:


STARING OR LEERING UNWANTED PHYSICAL CONTACT SEXUAL JOKES
THE PLACE OF HARASSMENT: HOUSE PUBLIC TRANSPORT STREETS WORKING PLACE UNIVERSITY

WHO WAS THE PERPETRATOR?



More than 80% were Unknown people.
Others: relatives, friends

80% OF THESE WOMEN HAVE
NEVER VISITED A PSYCHOLOGIST.

AUTHORS:

  • Fatima Karimova
  • Ketevan Samkharadze
  • Hermine Virabian
  • Nino Apakidze
  • Nina Khuchua

WEB-DEVELOPER:

  • Tamuna Kapanadze

DESIGNER:

  • Davit Msakhuradze

SPECIAL THANKS:

  • Mariam Jachvadze
  • Tamara Mshvenieradze