The training titled ‘Istanbul Convention – Monitoring and Reporting’ was organized by SOS Niksic, of Montenegro, as part of the project: Support the establishment and strengthening of regional platforms of CSO (with a special focus on organizations representing women from minority and disadvantaged groups) to advocate for the development and implementation of laws and policies …
On March 10– 14, 2019, Human Rights in Democracy Centre, a grassroots Albanian NGO which aims to work for promotion and protection of human rights in Albania teamed with dedicated team of Advocates for Human Rights, USA and directly engaged in lobbying and advocacy activities at the UN level regarding Universal Periodic Review along with …
On March 14, 2019, a Memorandum of Understanding for the Integrated Database for cases of Domestic Violence was signed. This memorandum was signed between the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, the Kosovo Judicial Council, the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council and the Kosovo Police. This integrated database will enable monitoring and prosecution …
January 4th, 2019 – The kick off meeting of the Civil Society Strengthening Platform (CSSP) for the second UN Women project: Support the establishment and strengthening of regional platforms of civil society organisations (with special focus on organizations representing women from minority and disadvantaged groups) to advocate for the development and implementation for laws and …
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This comparative report is prepared on behalf of the UN Women Project ‘Support the establishment and strengthening of regional platforms of civil society organisations (with a special focus on organisations representing women from minority and disadvantaged groups) to advocate for the development and implementation of laws and policies in line with CEDAW and the Istanbul …
WAVE has published the briefing paper on the benefits and challenges of implementing the Istanbul Convention which covers the efforts of the CSSP platform, as well as CSSP partners individually, in supporting the implementation of the Istanbul Convention at a national and regional level. The paper highlights the main benefits and challenges in properly implementing …
A new research report on increasing the accessibility of civil society networks, especially for women from minority and disadvantaged groups, has been released by WAVE, under the EU–UN Women regional programme, ‘Implementing Norms, Changing Minds’. Produced as part of the Civil Society Strenghtening Platform to support the establishment and strengthening of regional platforms of civil …