Country Syrian Arab Republic
Year 2009
Type of Measure Justice > Training
Form of Violence Violence against women and girls

Brief Description


The Syrian Commission for Family Affairs, in conjunction with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), ran a training course for 25 lawyers, both male and female, on gender issues, violence against women and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Source of Information

Response of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic to the questionnaire on violence against women, July 2009