Contributed by: Nurgul Dzhanaeva, Kyrgyzstan National VAW Monitor
Responsible Entity: Women’s network program of the “Soros-Kyrgyzstan.
Duration: 20 May -15 November 2006.
Project title: “Increase of capacity of responsible structures and improvement of legislation of Kyrgyzstan for prevention of domestic violence in family.”
Main problems of the Project:
- Non-compliance of the Kyrgyzstan law “ON SOCIAL – LEGAL PROTECTION from DOMESTIC VIOLENCE” and other acting laws of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Lack of developed judicial mechanisms for enacting of the law “ON SOCIAL – LEGAL PROTECTION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE”;
- Lack of communication between the major executive institutes of this law;
- Lack of monitoring of the implementation of the law.
Project goal: Improved Kyrgyzstan legislation on preventing domestic violence, and capacity development of judicial and law protecting bodies in the area of preventing violence against women.
Compiled from: Interview with Nurgul Asylbekova, Women’s network program of the “Soros-Kyrgyzstan, 12 July 2006.