The project aims at strengthening the to the police and that they rarely seek support from Aim capacities of criminal justice practitioners other institutions; and they are not consistently accessing The project aims at to prevent and respond to gender- services due to a lack of trust strengthening the capacities of criminal in the judicial institutions. based violence, ultimately leading to justice practitioners to prevent and combat GBV. increased public trust in their responses. The COVID-19 crisis has It will increase the level of exacerbated the levels of confidence in the service GBV. Factors such as being providers by improving their Background GBV bring long-term suffering forced to stay in lockdown responses and diminishing to the survivors and their with abusers, potential job secondary victimization Gender-based violence (GBV) families, including physical loss, higher levels of stress is one of the most serious and psychological trauma. and alcohol consumption and pervasive human rights influenced the dynamics of violations that not only affects In South-Eastern Europe, GBV Beneficiaries violence, adding up to the the safety and security of is a challenge. A large percent victims, but also limits their of women in the region think deeply rooted causes of The primary beneficiaries freedoms and prevents their that violence is “common/ violence such as unequal of the project are the law full individual and societal fairly common”; that women power relations and harmful enforcement agencies, police development. All forms of do not report most incidents social norms and attitudes. and judicial academies, social Results
services, civil society organizations and exchange of good practices and Partners other relevant stakeholders in Albania, lessons learnt, ultimately promoting a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, regional understanding of the issue. The project is implemented in co-ordination North Macedonia and Serbia. with Council of Europe, UN Agencies, Strategy ODIHR, OSCE Gender Issues Programme Approaches and local OSCE field operations. It The project touches upon two major contributes to SDG5 and SDG16. By including all actors dealing with GBV, areas of intervention: 1) efficient, co- the project ensures a comprehensive ordinated and comprehensive responses and victim-centred approach. Through to GBV by key institutions and civil its regional approach, the project society organizations and 2) awareness creates a platform for dialogue, raising for practitioners and public.
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