2003

Since 2003, UNIFEM has supported a project of the Commission on Family and Women's Affairs entitled “Eradication of violence against women”. Under the project, a lot of work has been done in all of the region's districts with the participation of elders’ courts, core groups of women and public associations. In 2004, representatives of three regions in southern Kyrgyzstan were invited to participate in a round table on the eradication of violence against women. The plan of action developed was circulated to all regions as a guide for future work.

A sociological survey on domestic violence has been conducted within the framework of a UNIFEM project studying perceptions and stereotypes of domestic violence in the Ferghana Valley. The survey resulted in a publication entitled “The Ferghana Valley: a study on perceptions and stereotypes in the Osh region”, and Osh regional State administration has hosted two seminars with representatives from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Under the (UNIFEM) project, a brochure on the rights of women in Islam has been published and the implementation of a UNIFEM project entitled “Eradication of violence against women in the Osh region” has also been monitored. Work has also been carried out in the Osh region to inform project participants about the laws of the Kyrgyz Republic and discussions have been held on amendments and additions to the administrative and criminal codes of the Kyrgyz Republic concerning human trafficking. In June 2007, the regional branch of “Golden Goal” held a seminar on the establishment of a coordinating council for the prevention of human trafficking.

Response of the Government of the Republic of Kyrgyz to the questionnaire on violence against women, 2008