Women’s rights NGOs in Armenia have been campaigning for the passage of a domestic violence bill for many years.  As the Armenian National Assembly debates the bill, there have also been heated debates between the defenders and critics of the bill.   Maro Matosian, the Executive Director of the Women’s Support Center NGO in Armenia, who has travelled to London from Armenia, will give a presentation on the latest developments and why, from the perspective of human rights and social justice, it is important for this bill to become law.  The event will open with a brief introduction by Dr Armine Ishkanian, Associate Professor, Department of Social Policy, LSE, who has conducted extensive research on domestic violence in Armenia.  Following the presentation, there will be time for Q & A.  

Maro Matosian is the Executive Director of the Women’s Support Center NGO in Armenia. She has worked over two decades in the non-profit sector in Armenia and is an activist and feminist in defence of civil society in Armenia working with and for environmentalists, protection of public spaces and historic monuments, women, and the rights of other marginalized groups.

Dr. Armine Ishkanian (@Armish15)is an Associate Professor and the Programme Director of the MSc in Social Policy & Development (State and NGO Streams) in the Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics (LSE).    Her research examines the relationship between civil society, democracy, development, and social transformation.

The Department of Social Policy (@LSESocialPolicy) is the longest established in the UK. The Department prides itself in being able to offer teaching based on the highest quality empirical research in the field. 

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