Events
Roundtable meeting and introductory training on legal aspects of working with domestic-violence victims
When
17 October 2012 (All day) - 18 October 2012 (All day)
Where
Almaty
Organized by
OSCE Centre in Astana and the NGO Podrugi
This event will introduce a 36-month project on mechanisms for preventing domestic violence on the basis of the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence that was adopted in 2009. The project will begin with a roundtable meeting for representatives of the Almaty city administration, law-enforcement officials, representatives of the Almaty City Department of Education, Health, Labour and Social Programmes, and the District Prosecutor’s Office.
On 18 October 2012, a legal consultant from the OSCE Centre in Astana will conduct an introductory training course for police officers on gender aspects and legal mechanisms related to working with victims of domestic violence.
The two-day event will be co-funded by UN Women.