violence against women, abuse of human dignity

Violence against women refer to violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against women, this type of violence targets a specific group with the victim’s gender as a primary motive. The United Nations General Assembly defines “violence against women” as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.” The 1993 Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women noted that this violence could be perpetrated by assailants of either gender, family members and even the “State” itself, Worldwide governments and organizations actively work to combat violence against women through a variety of programs.
One of the major active network for women rights and calls to protect them from violence is Iraq women network ,a collation of organizations formed in Iraq after 2003 , one of the active leading members is a nongovernmental organization Iraqi al-amal association IAA ,IAA acted in 2009 in in the 16-day global anti-violence against women campaign, under the slogan (violence against women, abuse of human dignity), with the cooperation of United Nations Population Fund, and included:

- A workshop for 4 days at the Institute for the preparation of teachers in Baghdad from 6-9 December,

- To hold a workshop with the tribal leaders of Basra and Maysan, held in Basra on 22 December.

- Meeting with the Authority staff at the Faculty of Arts in Najaf on 12-3

- Suspension of 82 banner (violence against women an affront to human dignity) on behalf of the Iraqi Women Network, distributed in 13 counties.

- Design and broadcast TV ad over four days in Iraq and the fallopian Cuts in the second week of December.

- An exhibition which represents the silent witness mock wooden forms of women and girls talk about what they suffered from the violence and injustice. The exhibition was part of the Iraqi Women Network Conference which was held on 11-12 December.

- A theatrical presentation on behalf of the bright future, a performances in different places, particularly schools and colleges.
The campgin introduce a series of workshops in several Iraqi governorates to discuss the concepts of of civil society, the state and the clan, the clan and women (polygamy, , honor crimes, early marriage), a look at religious violence and the impact of violence on women, various forms of violence, protection of women in the Iraqi constitution.
Several findings focused on the wrong concepts of integration between custom, religion and the need to clarify erroneous interpretations of religion and change the norms and legacies that lead to delayed growth and development of society
The participents came up with several recommendations for :
• the enactment of Social Security to provide a decent living for all citizens especially women
• the improvement of community services because it reduces the suffering of women
• Activating the positive role of families in the building and the community through establishing security
• the need for cooperation with civil society organizations in raising awareness and communicate the needs of the community to decision makers.
• raise awareness in society, men and women to abide by recourse to the law to ensure everyone’s rights and the reduction of the marriage outside the court and subsequent injustice and loss of rights for women and children.
• reducing the phenomenon of honor killing of shame (or so-called honor crimes) and follow the methods of dialogue and advice, rather than murder, because it leads to abuse and defame the family in addition to the loss of the victim without justification, the amendment of existing laws and prosecute perpetrators of these crimes

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