Public event against domestic violence

“Society Without Violence” NGO, estimating the importance of struggle against violence in Armenia, organizes a large public event entitled “DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS A GROUND FOR A STRONG FAMILY” in the frames of “16 days of activism against gender-based violence”. The aim of the event is to aware public in large about violence against women and to present some cases of domestic violence. It also tends to rise the question whether domestic violence is a national tradition and a notion to be kept behind the family walls.

Taking into account the fact that the Court of First Instance of Ararat and Vayots Dzor found Haykanush Mikayelyan – the mother-in-law of domestic violence victim Mariam Gevorgyan, to be guilty but convicted her to rather lenient punishment, the action will address the final verdict of Mariam Gevorgyan’s case as well raising the concern that the absence of domestic violence law in Armenia results in such judgments.

PUBLIC EVENT WILL TAKE  PLACE ON

DECEMBER 3 at 15:30 in CHARLES AZNAVOUR SQUARE, IN FRONT OF MOSCOW CINEMA.

We encourage mass media  representatives to be present in this important event, as well as widely disseminate the information about it because gender based violence in Armenia will decrease only due to the awareness raise. At the same time we appreciate the participation of RA average citizens in this action to struggle against domestic violence together.