When adopting a domestic violence law, Armenia will take into account its \u201cnational peculiarities,\u201d instead of \u201cblindly imitating\u201d foreign experience, Armenia\u2019s deputy justice minister Vigen Kocharyan announced today at an international conference organized in Yerevan by the Council of Europe. He added that the law on the prevention of domestic violence is currently being discussed at an interdepartmental level and will soon be put up for public debate.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe draft defines the term \u2018domestic violence,\u2019 its types, and the institutional foundation on which we plan to build the fight against domestic violence. It draws up the functions and responsibilities of relevant authorities, and provides for the protection of victims\u2026 All by taking into account our national peculiarities and not blindly imitating foreign experience,\u201d Kocharyan said.<\/p>\n
According to the deputy minister, the future domestic violence law \u201cwill not wreck Armenian families but rather strengthen them.\u201d \u201cWe have issues with public perceptions of the future law; false and baseless allegations have been made [by the public] about it subsequently destroying families or taking children away from their parents. I take it upon myself to claim that the draft does not provide for any such mechanism.\u201d<\/p>\n
Siranush Davtyan, a psychologist with the Yerevan-based Women\u2019s Resource Center non-profit, in turn, stated that the adoption of the law was essential as it would finally criminalize domestic violence, whereas in the past, abusive partners would be able to avoid a prison term by simply paying less than 500 dollar fines.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe law is also important from a psychological perspective. I will finally be able to tell an abused woman that her state has a law to protect her; that the public realizes – [domestic violence] is a crime,\u201d Davtyan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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