OREANDA-NEWS. February 9, 2009. Several organizations protecting women’s rights have established the public union entitled the Committee for Protection of Women from Violence.

The Public Union’s press-service informs that the Committee was created in early February by Chair of “Pure World” Public Union Ms. Mehriban Zeynalova, Chair of the Women’s Prophylactics and Consulting Center Ms. Farida Asarova, Chair of the Politic Pluralism Institute Ms. Sevil Gamidova, Lex Consult Director Mr. Ruslan Veliyev and Independent Expert and Pscychologist Mr. Samir Akhmadov.

“The Committee intends to monitor all the cases of violence against women occurred on politic, economic, public basis, to implement activity of a public lawyer aimed at solving the problems under the international standards, but in compliance with the national values. The Committee will protect the rights of women becoming the victims of violence finding an individual approach to everyone,” it was informed.