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Domestic Violence National Hot Line

Regular and free

hotline numbers

in Yerevan are

the following:

0.800.80.850 and

(+374 10) 54 28 28

HOT LINE

services also operate

in 4 regions of Armenia:

Gavar: (0264) 2 69 19

Ijevan: (0263) 4 01 14

Kapan: (0285) 2 31 40

Vanadzor: (0322) 2 50 88

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We did it!!! Street action on domestic violence prevention (26.08.2010)

After the activation of the regular 24-hourstoll-free hotline 0-800-80-850 Women's Rights Center organized a street actionin August, 26, in which the whole WRC staff took part. Women- passers werehanded out plastic bags, where National Hot Line numbers were written. Allwomen-victims who are being subjected to domestic violence can call and beprovided with free psychological and legal counseling.

WRC presented an offer to RA Police Academy to include "Domestic violence" subject in their curriculum and to organize relevant trainings for their specialists basing on "Domestic violence" manual elaborated by WRC and on August 05, 2010 got their accordance.

In August 01, 2010, Women’s Rights Center has organized an interactive performance called “Pages from the dog’s diary” in Vanadzor city of Lori Region.The performance was based on true stories of women-victims subjected to domestic violence and it expressed the current importance of that issue.

WRC has elaborated a Training Manual on Domestic Violence for police servants, which observes the current situation of domestic violence issue in Armenia, its types, main consequences, specificities, reasons and the methods of prevention as well as it clarifies the role and interference of police servants in given situation. This manual is a tool for advocating and for raising awareness on domestic violence against women.

On 4-5 June, 2010 Women’s Rights Center took part in WIDE’s Annual Conference on “Migration in the context of Globalization: Women’s Human Rights at risk”, which was organized in Bucharest, Romania by AUR (Karat Coalition member organization) and co-organized with Karat Coalition.

Domestic violence against women is a serious problem for our nation. In many societies the problem is kept quiet and no one gets involved, but today people are getting involved and are trying to stop all types of domestic violence against women and children.

Women’s Rights Center periodically manages art therapy lessons with women beneficiaries and their children. Art therapy is a treatment based on art creation.

On 10, June Women’s Rights Center (WRC) organizes a meeting on “ Domestic violence prevention of domestic violence in Armenia”, which will be held in the meeting hall of Av. Isahakyan’s Library, Armenia.

Historical Happening (03.06.2010)

Our pleasure to inform that due to the decree N 213-A made by RA Prime-Minister Tigran Sargsyan on March 30, 2010 an Interagency Commission to Combat Gender-Based Violence was established.

On May 24, the “ErPi 2010” traditional songs and dances festival dedicated to Alashkert traditional national culture took place at State Engineering University of Armenia. The best ensembles as well as the representatives of cultural song and dance, various groups and individual performers from different marzes and Yerevan participated in the festival.

On May 20 , Women’s Rights Center (WRC) has organized a meeting on “Domestic violence prevention in Armenia”, which was held in the conference hall of The National library in Yerevan, Armenia.

The 54th session of the annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was held from March 1-12, 2010 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

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