Lawyers and judiciaries review national legislation to align it with international standards  Ashgabat, 24 March 2009 – Two-day Round Table organized by the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan has been completed today in the “Grand Turkmen” Hotel. This activity has been organized in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) within the joint project called “Promoting Women’s Reproductive Rights”.
Judiciaries, national officials from the Prosecutor’s Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Police gathered together to discuss advantages and disadvantages in implementation of newly adopted law on the State Guarantees of Women’s Equality. During the Round Table, participants have also discussed revised draft of the Family Code. This is a first Round Table of a series of Round Table events. Started in Ashgabat, it will continue in Balkan, Lebap, Mary and Dashouz velayats and will finish in April 2009. Feedbacks received from participants during the Round Table events will be incorporated into the draft legislation documents. It will cover areas of gender equality, women empowerment, education, family relations, reproductive rights and health issues. The Round Table events are a continuation of work initiated by the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights in 2008, when UNFPA Turkmenistan supported the Inter-ministerial Committee on Treaty Body reporting and provided technical expertise on revision of the Family Code in accordance with CEDAW recommendations. *** UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect. UNFPA -- because everyone counts.
For more information, please contact: Jennet Appova and Jennet Shihmuradova Tel: (+99312) 425250; Web: turkmenistan.unfpa.org ; www.untuk.org |
