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Women Mouvment
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- Address : Immeuble Arame Fahat NDIAYE - Parc à Mazout -Colobane,
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The CLVF to its credit many achievements include:
• the establishment of a counseling center for hosting , support and guidance for victims of violence (mediation, medical, legal , judicial, psychological ... )-installation of regional cells in Thies and Kaolack.-the capacity building of members:• Training on animation techniques with USAID• The counseling technique training with the foundation F. EBERT• training on advocacy and lobbying techniques with UNIFEM• participation in the African campaign against violence against women with UNIFEM• animation of talks on violence in women's groups , community centers, schools and educational facilities ....• participation in radio and TV broadcasts on violence themes
Presentation
Senegal has signed and ratified several international conventions that support the prevention and protection of the rights of women and children, including one on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), that relating to child rights (CRC), the African Charter of human rights and peoples...
Internally, the new constitution of 2000 and the provisions of the Law of 29 January 1999 amending the Penal Code specifically legislating on violence against vulnerable groups were adopted in the same direction.
Despite the existence of these provisions, the Senegalese society is still marked by increasing violence of several kinds exerted on women and children.
Victims who had adopted the culture of silence because of cultural constraints dare now speak with the support of women's associations and NGOs which one of the precursors is the Committee for the Fight against Violence against Women and Children (CLVF).
The CLVF was created in 1996 following the case of a woman by the name of Fatou Dieng, victim of domestic violence with a rare atrocity.
Outraged by the inhuman treatment she had suffered, associations and NGOs for the defense of human rights and promotion of women, supported by the media and lawyers have formed a support committee Fatou Dieng. Several events were organized then including a walk on domestic violence and a forum in Diourbel.
It took eight months of flawless mobilization and solidarity around Fatou Dieng to last the court Diourbel judge and condemn her husband (a Colonel of retired army) to one month in prison and to pay a million francs in damages to his wife.Missions
The main objective of CLVF is "to contribute to the eradication of all forms of violence against women and children." While the specific objectives are : to support women victims of violence by concerted actions ; develop the necessary actions to improve legislation ; enforce laws protecting vulnerable groups against violence ; develop in populations the assistance reflex abused person . The target groups of CLVF are: women , youth ( girls and boys) , opinion leaders , the actors involved in cases of violence (police, gendarmerie , medical corps , judiciary, religious and customary authorities ... )
