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Contact: bgrf@fastbg.net
Regional Conference on Legal Reform on Domestic
Violence
February 12 -
14, 2008
The Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation and Minnesota
Advocates for Human Rights, with the support of the Oak Foundation and the Open
Society Institute’s Human Rights and Governance Program, are pleased to
announce that the Regional Conference on Legal Reform on Domestic Violence
will take place in
The goal of the conference is to strengthen the capacity of NGOs, advocates and government officials to create and implement domestic violence laws that promote safety for victims and their children and accountability for violent offenders.
Presenters at the conference will provide expert consultation and a forum for discussion on drafting effective domestic violence laws, strategies for ensuring passage of these laws in parliament, and strategies for promoting implementation of laws in a way that best protects victim safety and ensures offender accountability.
The conference discussions, presentations and materials will be based on the principles outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women including the following:
[V]iolence against women constitutes a violation of the rights and
fundamental freedoms of women and impairs or nullifies their enjoyment of those
rights and freedoms. . .
[V]iolence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power
relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and
discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of the full
advancement of women, and that violence against women is one of the crucial
social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position
compared with men . . .
The organizers of the conference encourage advocates, NGOs, IGOs and government officials to attend. The deadline for applications is November 1, 2007.
Travel and related expenses will be covered for selected participants who meet the following minimum criteria:
Preference for funding for travel expenses will be given to NGO representatives. Government representatives are encouraged to secure funding for travel and related expenses from their governments or other sources.
Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation
5 Evlogi Georgiev
Str.
1142
Tel/Fax 00
359 (0) 29635357
Tel.
612.341.3302
bgrf@fastbg.net
www.mnadvocates.org
Regional Conference on Legal Reform on Domestic
Violence
February 12 - 14, 2008
A P P L I C A T I O N F O R M
Name:_____________________________________________
Profession:_______________________________________________
Country:_______________________________________________
Contact details:____________________________________________
Institution/organization:___________________________________________
Main field of activity of your institution/ organization in relation to the seminar theme:_____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Motivation for participation in the conference (up to 4 sentences):______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Has legislation for protection from Domestic Violence been adopted in your country and when:____________________________________________
Your assessment of the legislation on Domestic Violence in your country (up to 6 sentences):____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Your personal and professional involvement in the lobbying, elaboration of legislation, legislative reform and/or implementation of such legislation:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Your command of English (circle one):
Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory
Please send the completed forms to the Bulgarian Gender
Research Foundation until November 1, 2007 at bgrf@fastbg.net
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