The main goal of the training is to determine measures of preventing crimes against women, including human trafficking and family conflicts, studying legislation and solving problems related to the issue, monitoring of practical activity of training participants.

The first phase of the training was held in April 2009, and participants received homework to analyze cases on related crimes, which are to be presented in the second phase of the training.

During the training, participants will exchange opinions and experience on crime against women. Participants will tell about their work on the cases and will also determine further actions based on their achievements and shortages.

The UNDP project “Legislative and Institutional Capacity Development for Women’s Empowerment in Uzbekistan” is implemented in collaboration with the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan. The project is aimed at supporting and building capacity of the government, civil society and mass media in reducing the gender gaps via raising awareness on and implementing the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) to Uzbekistan given in August 2006.

The CEDAW Convention adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly is an international document on the rights of women. Uzbekistan was one of the first Central Asian countries to ratify the convention in 1995. It has reported four times to the CEDAW Committee on its implementation.