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Legal protection for women and children In Uzbekistan
Another Step In Legal Protection For Women And Children In Uzbekistan Published by RFE/RL 9 April 2023 By Bruce Pannier A podcast Share on Facebook Share on Twitt A milestone was reached in Uzbekistan on April 6 when the country’s upper house of parliament passed a bill criminalizing domestic violence and strengthening laws that aim …
Russia: draft law to protect parents from the removal of children
Legislation to protect families from the removal of children to be finalised by the Russian Government 07.04.2023 Draft amendments to the Federal Family Code have been prepared concerning the rights of parents, the protection of the family from unwarranted interference and the removal of children. A special parliamentary and government working group …
Campaign by women living with HIV in several Russian cities
Social advertising featuring women living with HIV appearing on digital screens in a number of Russian cities 06.04.2023 Women living with HIV are telling their stories on digital screens in St Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Kazan, Irkutsk and Yekaterinburg. An information campaign has been launched by the E.V.A. Association with the …
Russia: proposed changes to allocation of welfare to families
The Russian government has proposed changes to the allocation of welfare to families The new proposal would take into account the income of the spouses and their children, rather than every person in a household. 03.04.2023 A family with an average per capita income below the minimum wage in the region is …
52% of Russians prepared to donate to funds for people with rare diseases
52% of Russians are prepared to donate to funds for people with rare ‘orphan’ diseases This survey was conducted by the National Agency for Financial Studies analytical centre. 03.04.23 There are more than 260 diseases on the Russian Ministry of Health’s list of rare diseases, although according to the survey results, 65% …
Urals conference on employment of people with disabilities
International conference on the employment of people with disabilities held in the Urals 27.03.2023 A conference on “Organising daytime employment for people with disabilities: Problems and solutions” was held on 21 March at the Inclusive Cultural Centre in the village of Verkh-Neyvinsky, supported by the Ural State Pedagogical University and the Blagoe Delo …
New course for social entrepreneurs at Moscow institute
Social entrepreneurs and CSO managers invited to study at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) 27.03.2023 An HSE course on “Management and innovation in social entrepreneurship” is to begin on 5 April. This initiative has been developed and implemented jointly with the Regional Social Programmes charity Our Future. The course will take …
Parents of children with disabilities invited to join support group in Russia
Parents of children with disabilities invited to join a support group 24.03.2023 Free sessions with a psychologist are being organised by the Partnership for Every Child CSO. Parents from St Petersburg and Leningrad oblast who are raising children with disabilities up to the age of seven are being invited to the sessions. …
Armenia embarks on healthcare reform
Armenia embarks on healthcare reform with costs unclear Details are sparse on how the government plans to pay for the reform, and how it plans to improve the quality of care in parallel. Published by Eurasianet Arshaluis Mgdesyan Mar 23, 2023 Because of poverty, many Armenians wait until it is too late to seek healthcare. …
