Armenian Women march in Yerevan against Domestic Violence - PHOTOS

  26 November 2015    Read: 1123
Armenian Women march in Yerevan against Domestic Violence - PHOTOS
Coalition to Stop Violence against Women NGO marked the beginning of its 16-day awareness and advocacy campaign against gender-based violence
They hold march to the Government building where activists passed letters to Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan and Justice Minister Arpine Hovhannisyan demanding adoption of domestic violence law in Armenia.

Violence remains widespread in Armenian families, march participant, publicist Zara Hovhannisyan told Armenian media.

However, the country has no legal mechanisms to deal with the crime since a law on prevention of domestic violence has still not been passed.

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