[women-rights] OSCE campaign on domestic violence offers assistance to Kosovo women

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PRISTINA, 24 November 2004 - A public information campaign on domestic
violence against women will be launched tomorrow, the International Day
Against Domestic Violence, by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the Office of the
Prime Minister and the UNMIK Department of Justice.

A campaign goal is to support the increasing trend in reporting domestic
violence to the authorities. Over the last two years, the police in Kosovo
have received more than 2,200 reports of domestic violence, although local
NGOs estimate that the problem is more widespread than this figure shows.

This year's days of activism campaign will run for the same 16-day period
as it did in 2003, ending on 10 December.

It will encourage the women of Kosovo to turn to Victims' Advocates if they
have suffered domestic violence by calling special helplines.

Women and the public at large will be made aware that such protection does
exist for women through a multi-faceted information campaign using radio
and television spots and programmes, calling cards, leaflets and posters.
The campaign is co-ordinated with the UN and the local authorities. Local
NGOs will also take part.

Media representatives are invited to the campaign launch press conference
at 14:00 tomorrow, 25 November, at the OSCE Mission headquarters (4th floor
conference room) in Prishtine/Pristina. The Head of the OSCE Mission,
Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, will also attend the event.

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