End the violence: Break the silence!

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End the violence: Break the silence!

27 March 2014

EHRN launched three-year campaign women against violence.

Commemorating International Women's Day, on March 8, 2014, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) launched the regional WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE campaign by signing a memorandum of cooperation with women who use drugs and harm reduction organizations from 16 cities of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA).

The goal of the three-year campaign is to empower women who use drugs in combating police violence in EECA. Year one of the campaign is run under the slogan Breaking the Silence. The objective of the first year is to raise awareness of law enforcement and other decision-makers on police violence against women who use drugs by mobilizing women who use drugs and building their capacity to document and report about police violence on special Campaign platform.

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