The 6 of March the Consortium began Internet Conference for the Region Commissioners of the Human Rights. The Consortium asked the

Questionnaire of the Consortium of Women’s Non-governmental Associations

Since 2005, the Consortium of Women’s Non-governmental Associations has been implementing a project aimed at development of cooperation between regional Commissioners for human rights and women’s organizations in the area of protecting the rights of women.

Many Commissioners for human rights have already attended specialized workshops and other events organized by the Consortium. These events focused on discussion of topical issues and helped develop a system of effective actions aimed at preventing women’s discrimination in various forms – from domestic violence to discrimination during the process of hiring for job.

The Consortium of Women’s Non-governmental Associations is hereby requesting you to provide responses to the following questions:
1. How was the cooperation with the Consortium within the project helpful to you? What else would you like to get from this cooperation, and in what forms?
2. How significant is the problem of women’s discrimination (in various forms) in your region? Can it be assessed based on complaints submitted to you by women? What are the main topics of women’s complaints? How are their applications different from those of men?
3. What activities and methodologies did you use, or plan to use, in order to prevent violation of women’s rights in your region (for example, preparation of special reports on violation of women’s rights, establishment of special committees on the situation of women or crisis centers and shelters for women, etc.)?
4. The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation contains two very important articles (number 136 and 145) providing for sanctions for violation of equality of rights and freedoms of people (among others, on the basis of the gender)? Are you aware of cases when these articles were applied (or attempts to apply these articles) for court protection of women’s rights in your regions? Do you think their application is worthwhile, or would you rather prefer other means to protect women’s rights?

The Commissioners of the Human Rights answered questions of the Consortium.
The Commissioners of the Human Rights of Amurskaya Oblast

The Commissioners of the Human Rights of Archangelskaya Oblast

The Commissioners of the Human Rights of Bryanskaya Oblast

The Commissioners of the Human Rights of Republic of Kalmykia

The Commissioners of the Human Rights of Kalugskaya oblast

The Commissioners of the Human Rights of Moscowskaya Oblast

The Commissioners of the Human Rights of Novgorodskaya Oblast

The Commissioners of the Human Rights of Samarskaya Oblast

The Commissioners of the Human Rights of Smolenskaya Oblast

The Commissioners of the Human Rights of Republic of Tatarstan