Civil monitoring and statistics
Civil monitoring and statistics as an instrument for change for court cases involving domestic violence
Project funded by the legal program COLPI of Open Society Foundation
Project partners:
- Association “SOS – families at risk” - Varna
- Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation – Sofia
Aims of the project:
- To set-up the basis of a new method for gathering statistical data for cases involving domestic violence;
- Raising the awareness on violence against women of the society and especially of the representatives of the judiciary.
Duration of the project: October 2002 – October 2003
Expected results:
- Strengthening the confidence of citizens in court system, as one of the most efficient institution in the combat against domestic violence;
- Identifying the problems within the legal system, concerning the cases of domestic violence and enhancing the effectiveness of the courts;
- Setting-up of a special data base, created on the basis of information gathered through statistical cards;
- Lobbying for legislative changes through monitoring of concrete cases of domestic violence.
01 October 2003
