The Role of the National Centre for Human Rights in combating violence against women

The Role of the

National Centre for Human Rights

in combating violence against women

The role of the National Centre for Human Rightsin combating Violence against Women

2011

Overall Objectives Contributing toward limiting Violence against Women, and fostering the role of the NCHR in combating VAW focusing on domestic violence, and women with disabilities.

Expected Outcome Strengthening the capacity of Justice Sector in Jordan on Gender based violence

Project End 2012

Project Start

1- Fostering the aim of protecting women rights as a theme of Human Rights in harmony with Arab and Islamic culture within the framework of related International Standards.

Conduct a multidisciplinary workshop tackling at least (35) Judges, prosecutors, PSD Cadres.

1.1. Strengthen the Justice system ability to prevent and respond to VAW

Action plan (Description and Activities)

2- Increase awareness of gender equality and Human Rights

Conduct a training workshop tackling (25) participants representing women and girls personnel at shelters and rehabilitation Centers specialized for women in Jordan, as well the psychologists and medical care personnel.

2.1. Specialized training for women and girls Shelters personnel, psychologists and medical care personnel.

Activity Description

4-mapping the situation of violated women in Jordan in legislations and in practice.

4.1. mapping study Executing a national study on VAW from legal prospective and practice in comparison with International Standards.

Activity Description

3 -Activate the role of NCHR enforcing gender equality

3.1. Launching the project On the national level explaining the significance of coordination in the field of combating VAW

3.2. conduct a national seminar to share best practices concerning VAW National seminar

5-Raising awareness of media to confront this phenomenon

5.1. Specialized Media representatives training

Conduct a training workshop for Media representatives tackling (25) participants on VAW According to the International Standards

Action plan (Description and Activities)

Judges

Prosecutors.

Law enforcement .

Officials from public Security Directorate / Family Protection Department.

Employees of Social protection institutions/ Ministry of Social Development.

The government and non-governmental employees and management of women’s and girl’s shelters.

Civil Society organizations engaged in combating Violence against Women

Media representatives.

Psychologists.

Medical care personnel.

Target categories:

Identification of Trainers

1 •Family protection Department / public security directorate.

2 •Women shelters/ Ministry of Social Development.

3 •National centre for Forensic Medicine/ Ministry of Health.

4 •Ministry of Justice/ Judiciary council

5 •Psycho-social experts

6 • Jordan Media Institute

7 •Arab Women Media Centre

Memoranda of

Understanding

with targeted

agencies

National Centre for

Human Rights (NCHR )

signed a Memoranda of

Understanding with the

following agencies:

National Centre

for Human Rights

(NCHR)

Ministry of

Interior

(MOI)

Ministry of

Social

Development

(MOSD)

Jordan

National

Commission

for women

(JNCW)

Public

security

Department

(PSD)

Aims and structureof the training programme

Adapted training content, Materials and programmes

• Pass on knowledge.

• Modify attitudes.

• Transmit valuable skills.

Aim of the training programme

Aim of the

training

programme


AInformation meetings

training: Dealing with

general aspects of

Violence and proving

the basis for the

specific training

practice.

Structure of the training programme

Material contents: Relating to individual / professional target groups

1. Concept of Human Rights.

2. International conventions related to women’s rights.

3. Forms of violence against women.

4. Violence against women according to the international standards.

5. International and National means of combating violence against women.

6. Impact and consequences of violence.




general aspects of


the basis for the

specific training

practice.


7. Services provided by different bodies (governmental and non-governmental) to eliminate VAW.

8. Mechanisms of reporting …

9. Social-psycho problems related to violence against women.

10. Women killing crimes.

11. Quality standards for women and girl’s shelters, counselling centres, intervention centres.



12. The role of Media in dealing with VAW phenomenon.

13. The process of seeking help and the social context of violence against women.

14. Impact and consequences of violence against women.

15. Legal basis and information.



general aspects of


the basis for the

specific training

practice.




.

BThe specific training

practice: An extension

of the informative

meetings training (A),

addressing the

particular needs of the

individual professional

groups.

The Target group here:

1. Law enforcement professionals.

2. Judicial professionals



In addition to the implementation of the information

meetings training (A) that provides the basis for

training practice for the law enforcement

professionals, the material contents are as follows:-

Specific training practice for law enforcement professionals

Aim: to enhance awareness of indication pointing to a higher risk of violence.

a) Psychological situation of victims :

b) Assessing dangerousness :

c) Interviewing victims:

Aim: to understand their plight, action and reaction

Aim: to sensitize police officers to the plight of victims and develop and practice the necessary skills for questioning the victims.


Aim: to give a police information on applicable legal provisions covering: Applicable criminal law Measures provided for under criminal law and civil law to afford protection from violence.

d) Professional and victim–oriented intervention:

Aim: to stimulate a police intervention and review the insight gained.

e) Legal bases guideline for the police intervention


Specific training practice for judicial professionals

In addition to the implementation of the information

meetings training (A) that provides the basis for

training practice for the judicial professionals, the

material contents are as follows:-

Aim: to enhance awareness of indications pointing to a higher risk of violence.

a) The psychological situation of Victims of Domestic Violence.

Aim: to better understand their plight action and reaction.

b) Strategies of perpetrators of Violence

Aim: to raise awareness of perpetrator of strategies and to develop counter strategies.

c) Assessing dangerousness :



Aims: to raise awareness of the importance civil law action to protect the victims, and of the situation of victims during the civil law and criminal law proceedings.

d) Victim witness testimony in court

Aims: • To sensitize state prosecutors and judges to the plight of victims.• To develop and practice the necessary skills for questioning the victims.• Provides information on the necessary elements in the questioning of victims

e) The victim in :• Civil court. • The criminal court.

It is left up to the trainers to gauge

the details of the practical training

material to the specific needs of

professional group concerned.

Supplementary Materials:

Handouts: that consist of a

number of work sheets for the

participants to use during the

practical exercises.

Documents

The Role of the National Centre for Human Rights in combating violence against women