Combating Gender Based Violence project (CGBV) implemented under the auspices of the UNFPA/Azerbaijan Program represents one of the pilot efforts aimed at creating an enabling environment for reducing gender based violence (GBV) in the country in order to ensure effective protection and promotion of women’s rights and fundamental freedoms as well as foster gender equality and women’s participation in decision making processes. The program aims at promoting understanding and respect for women’s rights in Azerbaijan through series of interrelated activities aiming at achieving gender equality via gender sensitive initiatives undertaken in the field of policy and legislation, awareness raising, advocacy as well as research.
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Combating Gender Based Violence project (CGBV) implemented under the auspices of the UNFPA/Azerbaijan Program represents one of the pilot efforts aimed at creating an enabling environment for reducing gender based violence (GBV) in the country in order to ensure effective protection and promotion of women’s rights and fundamental freedoms as well as foster gender equality and women’s participation in decision making processes. The CGBV Project in Azerbaijan/UNFPA invites photographers to take part in the photo contest entitled “Stop violence against women” conducted in the frames of its countrywide awareness campaign on gender based violence. The photo contest is expected to be of enormous contribution to the CGBV Project’s efforts to raise awareness on violence against women in Azerbaijan.
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The CGBV PCU participated in the workshop organized by the OHCHR for media representatives in Quba on June 15, 2010. The National project Coordinator conducted a session on “Women’s rights: the obligations of the Azerbaijani government to CEDAW. The role of the media in addressing the GBV violence”. The workshop brought together the representatives of several UN agencies, the representatives of the Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) of
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The media role in forming opinions on gender issues and women’s rights as well as in the process of elimination of related gender stereotypes and misconceptions in the society is indispensable. However, it is with regret that the majority of communication products are developed by the journalists that predominantly seek to present the sensations instead of focusing on the language that could have served preventative and educational objectives in this respect. Therefore, the evaluation of the ways on how media addresses cases of GBV can provide valuable information on the types of messages the society receives about such an important issue.
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The challenge in addressing the domestic violence in the country is closely linked to the strong foundations of patriarchal family structure that set down the hierarchy of power relations among family members, in certain cases allow for the use of force as a mechanism of subordination as well as strictly protect the family interactions from any outside intervention. That is why the importance of culturally sensitive approach is absolutely crucial in addressing gender based violence in Azerbaijani context.
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The four day regional training of trainers on Men talking to Men to combat violence against women was organized on April 15-17, 2010 in
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Combating Gender Based Violence Project in cooperation with UNFPA CO, the XXI Century without VAW project, the State Committee on Family, Women and Children’s Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Azerbaijan Cinematography Foundation initiated second series of the documentary contest entitled “Azerbaijani Family: past, present, future” first held in 2009.
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Combating Gender Based Violence in Azerbaijan Project (UNFPA) organized a round table on “The last report presented by the
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UNFPA’s Combating Gender Based Violence in Azerbaijan Project and State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan organized two-days training on organizing, running, monitoring and evaluating the crisis centers for women - victims of domestic violence.
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On February 3, 2010 UNFPA’s Combating Gender Based Violence in Azerbaijan Project has organized a round table with participation of NGOs operating in the filed of gender and journalists specializing in gender issues as a follow-up to the December 2009 training. The partners of the CGBV Project and participants of the three days training course on “Media coverage of gender based violence: principles and standards” held in December 2009 attended the meeting devoted to strengthening the NGO-mass media cooperation.
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Media plays an enormous role in forming opinions on gender issues and women’s rights as well as sensitizing the public towards such important topics as gender based violence (GBV), educating the society on the causes and consequences of GBV, positively or negatively contributing towards forming the stereotypes regarding the women’s rights.
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December 18, 2009 marked the 30th Anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The Convention is often described as an international bill of rights for the women worldwide. The Convention entered into force on September 3, 1981 after being ratified by the 20th state party.
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The initial stage of the Target Group Education series on gender based violence (GBV) held in the frames of the Combating Gender Based Violence in Azerbaijan Project (UNFPA) as of November 2009 has come to an end. The information sessions have covered approximately 1, 800 people in capital
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The Women’s Society for Peace and Democracy/Azerbaijan is organizing information meetings for the victims of gender based violence (GBV) as well as trainings on GBV for NGO staff within the frames of UNFPA’s Combating Gender Based Violence in Azerbaijan Project. The major objective of the information meetings is to render psychological, legal and medical support to the victims of violence via organization of victim support groups and victim information meetings.
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Media is one of the most important vehicles capable of increasing public awareness on any specific issue including the protection and promotion of women’s rights, gender based violence and other related sensitive matters via delivering clear messages to the target audience. Transformation of negative stereotypes around women as well as perceptions on gender based violence would not be possible unless there is an active media involvement.
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Each year tens of young girls and women are recruited from Azerbaijan to work in the sex industry abroad. Sometimes, an offer of employment represents a rare chance for the majority of them to escape from the problems, especially financial hardships they experience. Being completely unaware of possible negative outcomes of such an “opportunity” these women become victims of human trafficking – a form of contemporary slavery
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Combating Gender Based Violence in Azerbaijan Project (UNFPA) organized three day training course on “Media coverage of gender based violence: principles and standards” aimed at increasing the journalists’ awareness on GBV and providing the journalists with important theoretical and practical knowledge that has the potential to play an enormous role in improving the quality of stories regarding GBV and women’s rights.
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UNFPA’s Combating Gender Based Violence in Azerbaijan Project has launched the conduction of information sessions on gender based violence (GBV) in the frame of the project’s public awareness activities. Several target groups (13-year old young girls, 18-28 year old young boys and teachers) are expected to be educated on common gender issues, gender sensitivity, gender based discrimination and GBV through the sessions to be held during three months period.
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