Gender based violence in Azerbaijan
Gunel Isakova is a volunteer from Azerbaijan that will work at the ÅIPI from 28.09.2011 to 30.06.2012. Gunel will receive her bachelors degree in International Relations from Baku Slavic University next year. She speaks Azeri, Russian, Turkish and English. Violence in the variety of its forms remains a crucial global problem which penetrates all levels of societies worldwide. In many countries women are the most frequent victims of violence and Azerbaijan is no exception. Violence against women is a complex phenomenon deeply rooted in the way society is composed — cultural beliefs, economic power imbalances and prevailing stereotypes of distinct male and female roles create an atmosphere where violence against women remains at the margins of public attention. Apart from the immediate short term consequences of all forms of violence which are primarily physical injury and/or mental health disorders, long-term consequences of violence against women, including sexual violence, include chronic physical disability, reproductive health problems, sexually transmitted infections, and self-harming ideation and activity. Domestic violence is one of the most common types of violence against women in Azerbaijan, as in the rest of the world. Any family member can become a victim of domestic violence, but particularly women are more frequently […]
International day for elimination of violence against women, 2011
Today, 25th of November is marked as The International day for the elimination of violence against women. The ÅIPI highlights this day throug publishing two blog pieces. One, in Swedish, is written by Project manager Jenny Jonstoij and deals with Nordic circumstances. the other blog piece named Gender based violence in Azerbaijan is written by Gunel Isakova, volunteer at the ÅIPI. The International day for the elimination of violence against women was designated by UN in 1999. The resolution established that the violence against women hinders to achieve the equality in the society, in legal, social, political and economic sense. Violence against women refers to any physical, sexual or psychological aggression, in a public or in a private sphere. For more information: Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)