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Violence Against Women: Do the Governments Care?

NGO Facts Sheets on the State Response

The VAW Monitoring Program of the Open Society Institute invited the 24 National VAW Monitors of StopVAW (NGOs working in the field of violence against women) to map the situation in their countries on violence against women, with special regard to the state response to it.

The monitoring methodology was based on Recommendation (2002)5 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the protection of women against violence. As a result of the monitoring, 22 Country Fact Sheets have been prepared. These Fact Sheets issue clear recommendations to governments, serving as effective tools for advocacy at national and international levels. Full-length country reports will be available soon.

Albania Fact Sheet 2006
Aurela Bozo, Center for Legal Civic Initiatives; Dr. Edlira Haxhiymeri, Shelter Project for Abused Women and Girls, Tirana

Armenia Fact Sheet 2006
Susanna Vardanyan and Eduard Grigoryan, Women’s Rights Center

Azerbaijan Fact Sheet 2006
Yuliya Gureyeva, Consultant for Azerbaijan Gender Information Center; Ruhiyya Isayeva, Chairwoman of Legal Resource and Information Centre Public Union, member of the Collegium of Advocates of Azerbaijan

Bosnia and Herzegovina Fact Sheet 2006
Nada Ler Sofronic Ph.D., Research, Policy and Advocacy Center “Woman and Society,” Sarajevo; Duska Andric-Ruzicic, "Infoteka” Department at “Medica” Women’s Association for Women’s Right to Live without Violence, Zenica

Bulgaria Fact Sheet 2006
Liliya Sazonova, Center of Women's Studies and Policies

Croatia Fact Sheet 2006
Sandra Benčić and Sanja Sarnavka, BaBe

Czech Republic Fact Sheet 2006
Marie Vavron`´ová, PhDr. Jir`´í Vavron`´, PhDr. Branislava Vargová, Mgr. Dana Pokorná, PhDr.Petra Švecová, JUDr. Iva Pavlíková, and Mgr. Petra Ledvinková, ROSA-Center for Battered and Lonely Women Civic Society

Estonia Fact Sheet 2006
Helve Kase, Estonian Institute for Open Society Research

Georgia Fact Sheet 2006
Marina Meskhi, Anti-Violence Network of Georgia

Hungary Fact Sheet 2006
Julia Spronz, Habeas Corpus Working Group; Judit Herman, NANE Association

Kosovo Fact Sheet 2006
Luljeta Demolli, Kosovar Gender Studies Center

Lithuania Fact Sheet 2006
Vilana Pilinkaite-Sotirovic, Center for Equality Advancement

Macedonia Fact Sheet 2006
Mihova Gabriela, Association for Emancipation, Solidarity and Equality of Women of the Republic of Macedonia-ESE

Mongolia Fact Sheet 2006
M. Mendbayaar, Women's Leadership Foundation

Montenegro Fact Sheet 2006
Vanja Mikulic, Irena Milatovic and Biljana Zekovic, SOS Hotline for Women and Children Victims of Violence – Podgorica in cooperation with the Governmental Gender Office of the Republic of Montenegro

Poland Fact Sheet 2006
Agata Krakowka and Artur Czerwinski, The Network of East-West Women Polska

Romania Fact Sheet 2006
Roxana Tesiu, Center for Partnership and Equality; Adela Dinu, APoWeR

Russian Federation Fact Sheet 2006
Larisa Ponarina, ANNA National Center for the Prevention of Violence, Moscow

Serbia Fact Sheet 2006
Biljana Brankovic, Association Anthropy, Belgrade, Serbia

Slovakia Fact Sheet 2006
MUDr. Jana Olearniková and Mgr. Sylvia Králová, ZZŽ Fenestra

Tajikistan Fact Sheet 2006
Moufara Hamidova

Ukraine Fact Sheet 2006
Halyna Fedkovych, Western Ukrainian Center “Women’s Perspectives”

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