Together with my team we have developed the concept of police network combating domestic violence. Currently we are selecting candidates from the police units and soon will start the trainings. We believe that domestic violence is a big and serious issue in Ukraine. Istambul convention hasn't been ratified yet. But we do not have time to wait. We have to act now,

2. PREVENTIONСalls on all actors involved
to ensure increased
participation of women and
incorporate a gender
perspective into conflict
resolution and peace
processes
PARTICIPATION
PROTECTION
ASSISTANCE AND RECOVERY

3. Green light to the development
of the MoIA Action Plan on the
implementation of UNSC
Resolution 1325
Setting up the
accountability
mechanism for
effective
coordination,
implementation and
evaluation of the
Plan
Introducing gender
approach to the
reform of the law-
enforcement system
Peace-keeping and
peace defense:
analysis,
coordination and
staff training

4. MoIA Interagency Working Group
on the development of the
Action Plan established
Conflict and
violence prevention
Protecting women
and girls affected
by conflict
Integration of
Gender Sensitive
approach to MoIA
awareness raising
capaigns and
communication

5. Stability of peace and security
in military conflicts depend on
proper prevention,
identification and response to
domestic and gender-based
violence cases and the
strengthening of efforts
coordination between all
stakeholders

6. only
10%of all cases of domestic and
gender-based violence are
identified in Ukraine

7. WIIL THIS PROBLEM BE
EVER SOLVED IN
UKRAINE?

8. VIOLENCE
HAS
A FACE

9. OF WOMEN RESPONDENTS
REPORTED THAT PHYSICAL
VIOLENCE IS A REGULAR
PRACTICE IN THEIR
HROMADAS*
* DATA FROM UNDP SECURITY AND JUSTICE REPORT

10. Number of cases
registered related to
domestic violence or
other related offences
Number of phone calls
received by hot-lines of La
Strada (386) related to
domestic violence
6 494
117 941
5 577
116 548
4 969
127 478
34 731
174 229

11. The Ratification of the Council of
Europe Convention on preventing
and combating violence against
women and girls (Istanbul
Convention) is being postponed
Lack of coordination necessary to
ensure comprehensive assistance and
protection to domestic violence
survivors between responsible
governmental authorities, municipal
authorities, social service providers and
NGO
Poor infrastructure necessary to
provide proper assistance and
protection to survivors
Lack of effective programs aimed
at supporting decent earnings and
employment for domestic
violence survivors

12. To regain the trust of hromadas to Police and ensure justice for
survivors and proper punishment for perpetrators
we are establishing
police network
to counteract domestic violence
VIOLENCE
SURVIVOR
RESPONSE
IDENTIFICATIONPREVENTION

13. Darnitsa
district
Kyiv
The launch of pilot
project implies the
establishment of
«mobile groups»
in the following areas
Severodonetsk
Luhansk
region
Malynovskyi
district
Odessa

14. Formation of the system of
protection of rights of domestic
and gender-based violence
survivors; and providing them
with comprehensive assistance
in accordance with the
provisions of the Law of Ukraine
«On preventing and
combating domestic violence»

15. establishment of
shelters
Creation of
opportunities for full
reintegration of
survivors to normal
social life and
corrective work with
perpetrators
provision of necessary
social,
medical,
psychological and
legal assistance
Engaging partners to establishing
infrastructure necessary to provide
support to survivors through
Improving the mechanism of providing
response and identification of survivors
and prevention of crimes

16. The level of public
awareness as to the
issues of domestic
and gender-based
violence has raised
Numbers of
calls and
registered
cases related
to domestic
violence have
raised
The level of
hromadas’ trust to
police and justice
system has raised

18. Police network is formed mainly with
women police officers
who serve in prevention units of the National Police of
Ukraine(district and juvenile prevention officer),
investigation block and Patrol Police.
ToTs and trainings on identification of domestic
violence for 102 operators, patrol police officers and
mobile groups; training to develop communication
skills and gender-sensitive aspects of work with
survivors and perpetrators.

19. Developed algorithm of actions(internal and external
interaction) based on case management
mechanisms when 102 emergency hot-line operator
reports the case to patrol police which later on passes
the case to mobile groups specialized in
counteracting cases of domestic violence that work
closely with other stakeholders such as: shelters, social
service providers, centers for women and families,
municipal authorities, educational and medical
institutions and NGOs. Mobile groups also work closely
with the aforementioned stakeholder to prevent
domestic violence.

20. Strengthening interaction via inter-agency working
groups on conducting experiment in territorial
authorities of the National Police and holding joint
consultations on the implementation of UNSC
Resolution 1325 in district state administrations under
coordination of the sub-group «Prevention of conflict
and violence, and protection of women and girls
affected by conflicts» within the framework of MoIA
Inter-agency Working Group on developing Action
Plan on the implementation UNSC Resolution 1325.

21. Prevention of domestic violence in hromadas will be
based on соmunity policing approach that implies
public outreach events for hromadas, visiting crisis
families together with social service officers,
information classes for children and parents
conducted by School Resource Officers in
educational institutions.

22. To promote principles of gender equality and
combating domestic and gender-based violence the
launch of mobile groups will be supported with
information campaign aimed at raising the awareness
of the issue among Ukrainian public.