The Role of the National Centre for Human Rights in combating violence against women

1. The Role of theNational Centre for Human Rightsin combating violence against women

2. The role of the National Centre for Human Rights • in combating Violence against Women • Overall Objectives • Contributing toward limiting Violence against Women, and fostering the role of the NCHR in combating VAW focusing on domestic violence, and women with disabilities. 2011 • Project Start Project End • 2012 • Expected Outcome • Strengthening the capacity of Justice Sector in Jordan on Gender based violence

3. Action plan (Description and Activities)

4. Action plan (Description and Activities)

5. Target categories: • Judges • Prosecutors. • Law enforcement . • Officials from public Security Directorate / Family Protection Department. • Employees of Social protection institutions/ Ministry of Social Development. • The government and non-governmental employees and management of women’s and girl’s shelters. • Civil Society organizations engaged in combating Violence against Women • Media representatives. • Psychologists. • Medical care personnel.

6. Identification of Trainers

7. National Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) signed a Memoranda of Understanding with the following agencies: • Memoranda of Understanding with targeted agencies

9. Adapted training content, Materials and programmes Aims and structure of the training programme

10. Adapted training content, Materials and programmes Aim of the training programme • Pass on knowledge. • Modify attitudes. • Transmit valuable skills. Aim of the training programme

11. Adapted training content, Materials and programmes Structure of the training programme • A • Information meetings training: Dealing with general aspects of Violence and proving the basis for the specific training practice. • Material contents: • Relating to individual / professional target groups • Concept of Human Rights. • International conventions related to women’s rights. • Forms of violence against women. • Violence against women according to the international standards. • International and National means of combating violence against women. • Impact and consequences of violence.

12. Adapted training content, Materials and programmes Structure of the training programme • A • Information meetings training: Dealing with general aspects of Violence and proving the basis for the specific training practice. • Material contents: • Relating to individual / professional target groups • Services provided by different bodies (governmental and non-governmental) to eliminate VAW. • Mechanisms of reporting … • Social-psycho problems related to violence against women. • Women killing crimes. • Quality standards for women and girl’s shelters, counselling centres, intervention centres.

13. Adapted training content, Materials and programmes Structure of the training programme • A • Information meetings training: Dealing with general aspects of Violence and proving the basis for the specific training practice. • Material contents: • Relating to individual / professional target groups • The role of Media in dealing with VAW phenomenon. • The process of seeking help and the social context of violence against women. • Impact and consequences of violence against women. • Legal basis and information.

14. Adapted training content, Materials and programmes • . Structure of the training programme • B • The specific training practice: An extension of the informative meetings training (A), addressing the particular needs of the individual professional groups. The Target group here: • Law enforcement professionals. • Judicial professionals

15. Specific training practice for law enforcement professionals In addition to the implementation of the information meetings training (A) that provides the basis for training practice for the law enforcement professionals, the material contents are as follows:-

16. Specific training practice for law enforcement professionals • Psychological situation of victims : • Aim: to understand their plight, action and reaction • b) Assessing dangerousness : • Aim: to enhance awareness of indication pointing to a higher risk of violence. • c) Interviewing victims: • Aim: to sensitize police officers to the plight of victims and develop and practice the necessary skills for questioning the victims.

17. Specific training practice for law enforcement professionals • d) Professional and victim–oriented intervention: • Aim: to stimulate a police intervention and review the insight gained. • e) Legal bases guideline for the police intervention •  Aim: to give a police information on applicable legal provisions covering: • Applicable criminal law • Measures provided for under criminal law and civil law to afford protection from violence.

18. Specific training practice for judicial professionals In addition to the implementation of the information meetings training (A) that provides the basis for training practice for the judicial professionals, the material contents are as follows:-

19. Specific training practice for judicial professionals • a) The psychological situation of Victims of Domestic Violence. • Aim: to better understand their plight action and reaction. • b) Strategies of perpetrators of Violence • Aim: to raise awareness of perpetrator of strategies and to develop counter strategies. • c) Assessing dangerousness : Aim: to enhance awareness of indications pointing to a higher risk of violence.

20. Specific training practice for judicial professionals • d) Victim witness testimony in court • Aims: • To sensitize state prosecutors and judges to the plight of victims. • To develop and practice the necessary skills for questioning the victims. • Provides information on the necessary elements in the questioning of victims • e) The victim in : • Civil court. • The criminal court. Aims: to raise awareness of the importance civil law action to protect the victims, and of the situation of victims during the civil law and criminal law proceedings.

21. Supplementary Materials: • Handouts: that consist of a number of work sheets for the participants to use during the practical exercises. It is left up to the trainers to gauge the details of the practical training material to the specific needs of professional group concerned.