On November 26, a public lecture was organized within ULIM, with the generic title: “The multidisciplinary approach in combating the phenomenon of family violence”, which was attended by students from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education together with those from the Faculty of Law. The event was organized in the context of the national campaign “16 days of activism against gender-based violence”, with the aim of preventing and combating violence in the family, as well as raising public awareness of the serious consequences of acts of violence.
A broad and informative speech was given by Lilia Pascal, the head of the Directorate of Policies for Ensuring Equality between Women and Men within the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection, bringing to the fore the normative framework in the field of preventing and combating violence against women and family violence.
During the lecture, Ms. Rodica Moraru, director of the Center for Assistance and Protection of Victims and Presumed Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings, illustrated the role of the centers in providing assistance and protection to victims of family violence, noting that there are many models of faulty and inconsistent relationships, which generate negative consequences and harmful effects on emotional, physical and mental health, in the long term.
Mr. Ghenadie Neamțu, representative of the General Police Inspectorate reported on the role of the police in preventing and combating domestic violence. At the same time, protective measures and legal remedies were also reviewed, the dynamics of addresses to the police bodies, regarding cases of family violence and the indicators of the evolution of crimes in this category, were presented.
The students were invited to dialogue and debates on the topics addressed, where Veronica Teleucă, coordinator of the national Coalition “Life without violence in the family” also participated.
The national campaign “16 days of activism against gender-based violence” was launched on November 25, being organized in the Republic of Moldova for the 17th consecutive year. In 2019, the international campaign has the following slogan: Orange the World: Generation Equality Stands against Rape!
