WUNRN
GENDER INFORMATIONAL NETWORK OF
SOUTH CAUCASUS
In the framework of International
Event “16 days of Combating Gender Violence” an Internet Conference “Say NO to
Violent against Women” will be hold from November 25 to Dec.10, 2008.
At the Conference discussion will be held between the civil society and decision-makers.
The Internet Conference is held within the scopes of 16-day action against violence and the project – “Joint Efforts of the State and Public Organizations to Promote Implementation of the Law on Family Violence”, with UNIFEM financial support.
Participation in this Conference is of great significance and we hope that the Conference will be effective and there will be not only consideration of the problem but also joint discussions on how to resolve the problem.
You are kindly invited to take an active part in the work of the Internet Conference and address your questions to its participants.
You can place your questions either directly on the Conference web-site (www.conference.ginsc.net - English translation: http://www.conference.ginsc.net/home.php?conf_id=5&lang=en) or e-mail them at info@ginsc.net or office@ginsc.net.
Please, find below the list of the Conference participants:
Rusudan Kervalishvili – Vice-speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Chairman of
Parliamentary Council on Gender Equality Issues.
Nikoloz Pruidze – Minister Deputy of Labor, Public Health and Social Security,
Member of the Parliamentary Council on Gender Equality Issues.
Mary Meskhi – Head of State Fund for Human Trafficking Victim’s Support and
Protection, a lawyer.
Lia Charekishvili – Head of Social Infrastructure Statistics Unit at the
Department of Statistics, Gender Statistics expert.
Gulnara Shaginyan – Special Speaker of UN Human Rights Council on “Contemporary
types of slavery, their origin and after-effects”.
Natia Tskepladze – a judge, Georgia
Inga Beridze – International Association of the Caucasus Lawyers, a lawyer
Nadezhda Gladir – “Girlfriends” Crisis Centre, Kazakhstan
Keti Makharashvili – Initiator of “Ceasing Domestic Violence and the Victims’
Protection and Support” Bill, Secretary of the Parliamentary Council on Gender
Equality Issues, 2004 - 2008.
Zhakip Asanov – The Kazakhstan Parliament Member.
Matanat Azizova – Member of the Working Group for preparation of the Domestic
Violence Bill, Azerbaidjan
Tamar Khomasuridze – Coordinator of the UNFPA “Fighting Gender Violence in the
South Caucasus” Regional Project, Georgia.
The Internet Conference has been organized by five NGOs that with the support of UN Fund for Eradication of Violence towards Women (UNIFEM) are implementing joint project “Interdepartmental and Social Measures to Cease Domestic Violence in Georgia: Joint Effort to Implement the Violence Combat Law in Georgia”.
We are looking forward to getting your questions.
Women Information Center
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