Seema Uplekar, treasurer of IAW and IAW representative to WHO has created a petition in the context of the campaign against gender based violence
Read more about it and sign it here:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petiti
Campaigns like this always start small, but they grow when people get involved — please take a second right now to help out by signing and passing it on.
WIZO Israel
As a women’s social movement focusing on the advancement of women, WIZO sees eradication of domestic violence as a key issue in its work. The statistics are shocking. In 2012 19 women were murdered by people they knew: spouses, partners or other family members. Very few women file charges with the police, and most cases opened by the police are closed again due to lack of evidence.
Legislation in Israel is very advanced, but law enforcement is completely insufficient, and the number of casualties and mortalities has increased.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women November 25
Wizo marks the day every year by organizing a ceremony to honour the memory of the women who lost their lives during the past year due to domestic violence. The ceremony receives wide media coverage
In its everyday consistent work to combat domestic violence WIZO runs the following projects:
- Shelters for battered women and their children
- Assistance to battered women who file a police complaint
- Centres for the prevention and treatment of violence in the family
- Girls’ clubs
- “Warm homes”
- Young Power
- Mentoring
- Preparation for couple relationship project
- “Come out of the Shadows” campaign – men combat domesic violence
Read the full report: DOMVIO 2013 (2)
All Pakistan Women’s Association (APWA)
- APWA has managed to move the marriage age for girls to be 18 years, but it is not being implemented forcefully. Together with other NGOs APWA is pushing for identity cards to be issued for women at the age of 18. This should preempt any violation of the law
- In Punjab APWA has just inaugurated a workshop where women are making UPS ( uninterrupted Power Supply) and solar panels to help with the electricity shortage. This is part of an empowering of women project
- In Baluchistan, a volatile district, APWA has employed a security company to protect their APWA workers travelling too and fro. Also to protect the tuition centres at the school premises. They have enthusiastically opened tuition classes in the English Language which is now a necessity for IT.
All Pakistan Women’s Association in Punjab
To mark the International Day of Violence against Women November 25, 2013, APWA Punjab held a seminar:
Youth Emerging as a Positive Force towards
Read more: Symposium Highlights
Lithuanian Women’s Society
Violence against women is wide spread in Lithuania. During the 16 Days of Activism Campaign a number of activities take place in different parts of the country: information campaigns, films, conferences and seminars. In the capital of Lithuania a seminar about sexual violence towards women is held. It is the first such event organized by Women’s Information and Education Centre. This centre was co-founded by Lithuanian Women’s Society and its focus is the struggle against domestic violence. It provides psychological assistance, works on interpersonal relations, organizes information campaigns to prevent violence against women etc.
Deutsche Frauenring e.V., Germany
On the occasion of the International Day against Gender Based Violence, the Deutsche Frauenring e.V. demands legal and enforceable protection for all women who live in Germany.
In detail, the Deutsche Frauenring e.V. requests a consistent adoption of national regulations which extend the protection framework of the existing law. Furthermore, enforcement of the law must be ensured and a comprehensive financial concept for an extensive aid network is needed to meeting the requirements of the international Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). All women living in Germany must be protected from domestic violence. The members’ meeting of the German Women’s Council has already asked the Federal Government for a revision of the law in accordance with the principal: “The one who does the hitting has to go! And can only be allowed see the children again, if change in the potentially hazardous behavior is demonstrated.”
adf/svf, Switzerland
le mercredi 27 novembre
Casino de Montbenon, salle Paderewski, Lausanne
18h00
apéritif de bienvenue
18h45
projection
20h15
discussion avec la réalisatrice, Chantal MILLES
Amnesty International et l’Organisation Internationale des Migrations
Posée, courageuse, digne, Anna raconte comment, en Suisse, elle a été victime de la traite des êtres humains. Mais surtout, elle témoigne de son combat pour retrouver une vie normale et réaliser ses rêves.
La traite des êtres humains est un crime et une violation des droits humains. Elle désigne le commerce de personnes à des fins d’exploitation et utilisant des moyens déloyaux. Il peut s’agir soit d’une exploitation sexuelle, de la force de travail ou en vue du prélèvement d’organes. En 2012, la police fédérale a estimé entre 2000 et 3000, le nombre potentiel de victimes de la traite dans notre pays.
Merci de confirmer votre participation à la soirée du 27 novembre en cliquant sur ce lien d’invitation:
Plus d’informations sur notre site : www.vd.ch/egalite.
Vrouwenbelangen, The Netherlands
The Netherlands’ Women’s Council, of which Vrouwenbelangen is a member, organizes a meeting for its International Network on the Council of Europe. On 16 December the Istanbul Convention to Prevent and Combat Violence against Women and Domestic Violence will be explained by IAW representative to the Council of Europe Betty Doornenbal. Betty has been elected Gender Expert of the INGO community at the Council of Europe.
IAW in Geneva
The following events will take place in Geneva for this International Alliance of Women (IAW) campaign;
25th November – Campaign Booth at Place de la Fusterie, 12-3 p.m.
5th December – Talk and Q&A on Non Violence and Spirituality at NGO Resource Center, UN, 2-4 p.m.
9th December – Round Table: Asian Perspective on Gender Violence at La pastoral, opposite Hotel Intercontinental, 3-5 p.m.
10th December – Round Table: African Perspective on Gender Violence at NGO Resource Center, UN, 2-4 p.m.
SOFEDEC – Democratic Republic of Congo
Among other activities SOFEDEC organised a seminar on the issue: From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World (see French summary of activities below)
CAMPAGNE DE 16 JOURS ORGANISE PAR SOFEDEC/RDCONGO
Séminaire de formation organisé par la SOFEDEC
Thème: “DE LA PAIX DANS LA MAISON POUR LA PAIX DANS LE MONDE*
SAMEDI 16/11/2013.
sous- thème : Comment trouver la paix des nos maisons pour la paix dans le monde en luttant contre les violences familiales a l’égard de la femme.
PROGRAMME DES ACTIVITES
De 8h30 10h00 : Présentation de la SOFEDEC par le président du C.A.
De 10h00 11h45 : 1ère intervenante : madame la coordonnatrice de la SOFEDEC.
Paix entre états, Education à la paix, aide à la construction de la paix, Culture de la paix
De 11h45 12h00 : Repos.
De 12h00 13h20 : 2ème Intervenant : Charger de Programme.
Les violences Familiales a l’égard des Femmes – violence sexuelle; violence conjugale; les violences liées à la dot ; l’infanticide des filles ; les violences sexuelles contre les enfants de sexe féminin du ménage ; les mutations génitales des femmes et d’autres pratiques traditionnelles préjudiciables aux femmes ; les mariages précoces; les mariages forces, la violence non conjugale, la violence perpétrée contre les employés de maison ; et d’autres formes d’exploitation.
De 13h20 13h45 : Cocktail
De 13h45 14h15 : Carrefour
De 14h15 14h45 : Exposer des rapports de carrefour par groupe.
De 14h45 15h00 : Rapport final de carrefour par le président.
LA SOFEDEC: a été créée le 05/01/2012 suite aux problèmes que traverse le pays et surtout à la marginalisation et à la discrimination, injustes et inhumaines faites aux femmes et enfants.
MiISSION:
Développer la maturité de la femme pour remettre la femme et les enfants dans leurs droits comme les deux personnes les plus vulnérables dans la communauté ; non seulement dans le milieu urbain mais aussi dans les milieux ruraux.
Intégrer la femme dans le cadre de prise de décision et la protection de l’environnement. La SOFEDEC s’occupe aussi des enfants orphelins en leur payant les frais de scolarité, l’encadrement des filles-mères etc.
DOMAINE D’INTERVENTION:
Education
Environnement
Agriculture
Sécurité alimentaire
Protection de l’environnement (foret)
Défense des droits de la femme et l’enfant
Nous voulons aussi créer d’autres partenariats au niveau local, national, et international.
