On August 22 the regular meeting of National Assembly-CSO Cooperation Platform (hereinafter, the Platform) took place in Yerevan aimed at presenting recommendations on the improvement of the situation regarding domestic violence.
The meeting was attended by representatives of civil society organisations, area experts, partners from state and international institutions, as well as MPs, including Naira Zohrabyan, the head of the Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs, member of “Prosperous Armenia” party, Gayane Abrahamyan and Luisne Badalyan, members of “My step” party. The latter collected the recommendations on the improvement of the state policy on domestic violence.
Main recommendations
- A unified data-collection system on domestic violence statistics is needed
- The need for amendments in the RA Law on the Prevention of Violence in the Family, Protection of Persons subjected to Violence in the Family and Restoration of Peace in the Family.
- The need to review the referral mechanism
- Need for establishing Child’s Ombudsman Institute
The initiative is implemented within the framework of “Women in Politics” project. The project is implemented by UNDP in Armenia in partnership with the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures and OxYGen Foundation, with support from the UK Good Governance Funds.
