OSCE and Parliament of Tajikistan organize conference on International Day of Families

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, jointly with the Parliament of Tajikistan, conducted a conference devoted to the International Day of Families on 15 May 2019.

The conference explored gender inequality issues in Tajikistan, implementation mechanisms of the law on prevention of violence in the family and best practices for dealing with domestic violence cases, as well as protection and support to the victims and survivors of violence in the family.

The event brought together representatives of parliament, law enforcement agencies, including gender-sensitive police units, gender experts, as well as civil society and international organizations working on the promotion of gender equality and combating violence in the family.

Rajabzoda Ravshan Muhitdin, Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on Social, Family and Health Issues in the parliament said: “If we want to see positive changes in the family relations, we should start breaking the gender stereotypes within our own families.”

“This conference gave us an opportunity to have an open dialogue and constructive discussions on existing gender inequality issues in the country, which negatively impacts the families,” said Alla Kuvatova, an independent gender expert.