{"id":1262,"date":"2020-12-06T11:44:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T11:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=133610"},"modified":"2020-12-06T11:44:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T11:44:10","slug":"majlis-podcast-fighting-to-stop-violence-against-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/06\/majlis-podcast-fighting-to-stop-violence-against-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Majlis Podcast: Fighting To Stop Violence Against Women"},"content":{"rendered":"
November 25 was the International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women<\/a> and it started 16 days of activism that concludes on December 10.<\/p>\n Violence against women is a problem in Central Asia, and while the issue is receiving somewhat more attention, progress in combating abuse has been slow — and efforts by authorities have often been no more than superficial.<\/p>\n On this week’s Majlis podcast, RFE\/RL’s Media-Relations Manager Muhammad Tahir moderates a discussion about what changes have and are taking place in Central Asia to address the scourge of gender violence, and some of the challenges that still lie ahead.<\/p>\n This week\u2019s guests are: from Kazakhstan, Khalida Azhigulova, the director of the Research Center for Human Rights, Inclusion, and Civil Society and an associate professor at the Eurasian Technology University;<\/a> from Uzbekistan, Irina Matvienko, a feminist activist and founder of Nemolchi.uz<\/a>, which loosely translates as “don\u2019t remain silent” and is an organization dedicated to the prevention of violence against women and helping victims; and Bruce Pannier, the author of the Qishloq Ovozi blog.<\/p>\n Listen to the podcast above or subscribe to the Majlis on iTunes<\/a><\/strong> or on Google Podcasts<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n