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    46 OF 100 WOMEN IN ARMENIA ARE SUBJECTED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE

    Regnum, Russia
    Nov 26 2006

    According to a poll conducted in Armenia, 46 of 100 women have been
    subjected to family violence, 67 were subjected to gender-based
    infringement. UNDPA Resident Representative in Armenia Consuelo
    Vidal made the announcement at a news conference dedicated to the
    International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
    on November 25. According to her, most women were subjected to
    gender-based violence did not turn to appropriate institutions
    for help.

    The UN representative stressed that despite the fact that in Armenia
    women's rights are protected by law and they enjoy equal rights with
    men, but in reality they are subjected to violence in family, at work
    and in society. To eradicate this evil it is necessary to change the
    way of thinking in family and in society. UN institutions active in
    Armenia have continued rendering assistance to find roots of violence
    against women and conducting activity in eradicating the violence.

    Consuelo Vidal also noted that since November 25 to December 10
    (International Human Rights Day) in Armenia actions against
    gender-based violence will be held.

    At the news conference, an address by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
    on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against
    Women. It particularly says: "Fighting this scourge requires us
    to change a mindset which is still too common and deep-seated. To
    demonstrate, once and for all, that when it comes to violence against
    women, there are no grounds for tolerance and no tolerable excuses. ...

    Together, we must work to create an environment where violence against
    women is not tolerated."
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