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The resistance of the Jenin Observatory 09 August 2024

During our weekly meeting on August 8, 2024, Maysoun Dawoud, Head of the Observatory of Violence Against Women in Jenin, shared...

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Return on the 18h edition of Femmes du Monde in Seine Saint Denis

With its local expertise, the Observatory of Violence against Women also works internationally. During the 18th “Femmes du Monde en Seine-Saint-Denis” meeting, marking the 20th anniversary of the Observatory, partner delegations from Ngazidja and Jenin were welcomed. These partners met with the local associative fabric committed to the protection of women and presented their year of work on the program “For protective territories for women victims of violence”.

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The General Assembly recognizes that violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men.
Preamble of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, 1993

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