Country Russian Federation
Year 2018
Type of Measure Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence Violence against women and girls

Brief Description


The international conference Women Against Violence took place in Moscow in 2018. The conference was organized by the Commissioner for Human Rights in Moscow in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Independent Women's Forum, a non-governmental organisation promoting advancement of women. The event was organized within the framework for implementation of the National Strategy for Women 2017-2022 and the UN Global Campaign of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.

Source of Information

Russia's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.21.