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    OSCE ENCOURAGES DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIP MODEL TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN ARMENIA

    15:34, 02 Dec 2014

    The Social Justice NGO with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan
    presented today the results and key findings of a project on developing
    a partnership model for domestic violence prevention by strengthening
    police units in Armenia.

    The pilot project was implemented by the Social Justice NGO from
    March 2014 in the Kanaker-Zeitun, Avan, and Nor Norq communities
    of Yerevan and in Vanadzor, Lori province. The aim was to develop a
    working co-operation model between police units and other involved
    state and non-state actors in the community as a joint multi-structure
    mechanism to address domestic violence cases.

    "Domestic violence is a serious abuse and violation of human rights
    fundamentals, and it is also a source and precursor of criminality.

    The police have an important role to play in combating and eradicating
    domestic violence, however a multi-agency holistic approach and
    response is needed", said Lilian Salaru, OSCE Office in Yerevan
    Politico-Military Programme Officer. . "As part of its Police
    Assistance Programmewe had supported this important project aimed
    at building professional capacities for police in preventing and
    combating domestic violence, and specifically involved police officers
    from the Department of Juveniles and Domestic Violence Prevention".

    In the course of the project, around 70 meetings were organized
    between police units and other interested parties in the communities
    to discuss and come up with a suitable mechanism of co-operation based
    on the practice of responding to domestic violence cases. Community
    police officers, representatives of police units on juvenile cases,
    social services and civil society active in the fieldshared their
    experiences, perceptions and conclusions on the initiative.

    Arshak Gasparyan, President of the Social Justice NGO, said: "One of
    the outcomes of the project was the change in attitude towards domestic
    violence among police officers, and the enhanced mutual confidence
    and co-operation between police and other state and non-state actors".

    OSCE Office in Yerevan has been promoting police reform in Armenia
    since 2008.

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/12/02/osce-encourages-development-of-partnership-model-to-prevent-domestic-violence-in-armenia/



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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