2001 volunteers of the Karelia Center of Gender Issues joined the project of UNO International Foundation of Women's Development (UNIFEM), which is conducting in 9 countries the regional informational campaign for the women's right to live without violence. For more information visit our website www.nasilie.net more on Russian: http://www.owl.ru/content/news/vestnik/p51171.shtml
Fund for Civil Initiatives Support "FOCUS" is realizing informational project "There is no place for violence in your life". The goal of the project is creation of efficient system of support for women - victims of violence. Violence always is a hard trauma owing to that chronic psychological and somatic disorders can develop. Our aim is to form a network of organizations and specialists, which would be able to render tactful psychological assistance to victims of violence. Your support for the project can be UNVALUABLE if you fill in a small questionnaire. Questionnaire is strictly anonymous and assigned for women only. If you are ready to spend 5 - 7 minutes to fill in the form, please click www.crisis.ipd.ru/forms.shtml. Thank you very much for your cooperation! Any social initiatives can develop only owing to the support of not indifferent people.
European Union is launching in the Czech Republic the project on support of men and women's equal rights. Program intends using of Swedish specialists' experience.
Data of the poll, conducted by the social organization "Women of Don". 257 Chechen women have been questioned in the camps for refugees on the territory of Ingushetiya and Chechnya.
There were instituted proceedings against the picketer, she is accused of "violence against authorities": according to the version of the investigators, she hit the lieutenant colonel with her handbag.
What I need to know about the situation of that or other nation is to know about the women's situation in the country. These are the words of the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of India Jawaharlal Nehru.
Women’s Association “ZhARiA” is announcing the beginning of the competition for the participation in the educational seminar “Preventive measures of violence among teenagers”. Seminar will take place on 19-28 August 2002 in Astana (Borovoye resort).