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…
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,…
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…
The report presents the concept of femicide and analyses femicide cases tried in Armenia’s courts from 2018-2021. The aim of the document is to inform state institutions and the public about the phenomenon of femicide and the reasons for it, as well as present the correlation between femicide and domestic violence. The report reflects the stories of women murdered from…