Project on Working Towards Comprehensive Policies for Violence-Free Life for Women and Girls The mission of the Coalition to Stop Violence against Women is to jointly contribute to the elimination of gender-based violence against women and girls by strengthening prevention and protection mechanisms. Overall Objective To contribute to the improved quality of public service delivery at national and local levels of governance in…
Coalition to Stop Violence against Women member organizations participated in the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) in New York. The participants presented the situation in Armenia in the field of women’s rights. In particular, during various discussions on gender violence, the impact of conflicts on the deepening of gender violence and overcoming its consequences…
This document was developed bу the Coalition to Stop Violence against Women in the scope of “Changing the Agenda оп Domestic Violence in Armenia” project. The document includes mapping of the recommendations Ьу the UN three bodies, namely: 1. Human Rights Council (2020) in the framework of the Universal Periodic Review 2. Human Rights Committee (2021) in the framework of…
The right to access justice for women who are victims of violence is an important prerequisite for the protection of women’s rights and especially for the elimination of discrimination and violence. Access to justice includes both the existence of appropriate legal regulations and functioning mechanisms as well as procedures that guarantee the restoration of justice, the protection of women, the…
The purpose of the “Problems and Challenges Faced by Support Centers Providing Services to Victims of Domestic Violence” research is to highlight legislative and procedural gaps hindering the work of support centers providing services to persons exposed to domestic violence operating in 10 regions of Armenia since 2020. To achieve that goal, the possibilities of support centers were considered: financial,…
On April 23-24, the “Human Rights Power” NGO organized a training for 10 bloggers. The participants gained in-depth knowledge about gender-based violence and discrimination, discussed the specifics of conducting campaigns aimed at reducing violence. The speakers were the representatives of member organizations of the Coalition to Stop Violence against Women. The training has been organized in the frame of “Transforming…
Last week, members of the Coalition to Stop Violence against Women participated in the online workshop on monitoring of the concluding observations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women to Armenia and advocacy for their implementation by the state. The purpose of the two-day workshop was to develop the capacity of Coalition member…
The national conference “Prevention of gender-based violence in Armenia” was organized within the framework of the 2020-2022 EU-financed project entitled “Women human rights defenders stepping up against gender-based violence in Armenia”. The conference took place on November 29, 2022, in Yerevan, Armenia. More than 100 participants from the Republic of Armenia came together to discuss the existing challenges and leg犀利士…
Terms of Reference for External Evaluation of the project “Women human rights defenders stepping up against gender-based violence in Armenia” Introduction Project title “Women human rights defenders stepping up against gender-based violence in Armenia” Project Reference number NEAR-TS 2019/405-028 Duration 01/02/2020-31/01/2023 Evaluation commissioning manager Coordinator of the CSVW Evaluation timeframe 30.01.2022-29.03.2022 The present document represents the Terms…