ACHRS organized specialized workshop under the term of (no to violence against women)

Women’s rights researcher Lena Jamil Jazrawi lectures to female students during the training workshop

During the celebrations of the international community for an end to violence against Women, ACHRS organized a training workshop for three days in Ain Al-Basha females school, women’s rights researcher Lena Jamil Jazrawi the coordinater of the Women’s Unit in the Centre conducted the training.

On the first day the lecturer expanded explanation on violence against women, its causes, forms and its effects on women, family and society. The second day included an extensive explanation of violence against children, the students and some mothers were actively participated in the issue, where they expressed their refusal to violent behavior against the women. The workshop also addressed a statement to clarify the negative effects on family members, especially children who are abused and become more likely to enter the world of crime and delinquency.

the speaker made it clear that, we did not get in Jordan to stage of wide spreading the phenomenon, but as we are part of the international community it is our responsibility to shed light and attention to the problem and as a worker in the field of human rights to change some customs and traditions that encourage violence in our society.

The workshop aimed also to clarify the types of violence prevalent to the Jordanian community, which has implications in the long run, such as psychological and economic violence and health, where we still suffer what is called the (culture of silence), associated with the privacy of the eastern culture, which holds women brunt of any defect affecting their family, and prevents them from going to the centers of reform and family protection centers for assistance.

Jazrawi emphasized  on the importance of women empowerment; by encouraging the women completing their education and entry into the labor market and how that would contribute to their economic independence in reducing their vulnerability to violence, to become true partners in decision-making.

The workshop ended on the third day, where students presented written solutions under the name of (no to violence against women) and included claims to amend laws and regulations which discriminate against women, such as Law 340 of the Jordanian Penal Code. Furthermore, the workshop emphasized the need for active media to real role as the fourth power in the country and to contribute to the prevention of establishing the stereotyped image of Arab women, the image of women as vulnerable fearful and silent.