As a human rights organization, the Women’s Resource Center is deeply concerned about the situation in Iran, the oppression and brutal force used against peaceful people who protest against women’s obligation to wear hijabs by removing their hijabs, cutting their hair, and burning hijabs in public. In Iran, the removal of the hijab is a...
From January to August of this year, the psychologists of the center held 5 thematic meetings on the following topics: “Anger, its influence and significance in our lives”, “Anxiety and fears”, “What are my limits?”, a 2-part thematic meeting on “Menopause” – medical and psychological features of menopause in a woman’s life. In general, 27 women participated in...
Women’s Resource Center continues to provide free legal consultancy services for women in marital and family relations and labor rights. The consultancy is provided every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, both online and offline, by an experienced lawyer Narine Grigoryan. To get a consultation, you need to register in advance by calling 093 94 88 86. The service is also...
Since the beginning of the year, WRCA has been cooperating with the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), implementing the program “Support for resilient women’s civil society organizing in the context of multiple crises in Armenia.” Within the framework of the first year of the program, 8 CSOs were selected and provided with grants to support women and girls...
We present to you highlights of the activities of Women’s Resource Center for January-August 2022. Since the beginning of the year, WRCA has been cooperating with the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), implementing the program “Support for resilient women’s civil society organizing in the context of multiple crises in Armenia.” Within the framework of the first year of the...
On March 4 the Women’s Resource Center hosted a strategic meeting with eight Women and GE CSOs. During the meeting, the “Support for Resilient Women’s Civil Society Organizing in the Context of Multiple Crises in Armenia” project implemented by the Women’s Resource Center with the financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)...
One of the goals of Women’s Resource Center is to protect the rights of women who are in the most vulnerable and not privileged position in our society, and is not aimed at providing assistance to women who have political and economic privileges, various protection resources, and abuse power. Privileged are those women who contribute...
We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are writing to express our grave disappointment with the indifference of international organizations in regards to the war crimes and atrocities being perpetrated on the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh). On September 27 2020, Azerbaijan started a war with Artsakh, disregarding the call of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in...
On September 27, 2020, the dictatorial regime of Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack along the entire line of contact of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) using heavy artillery, tanks, aircraft and missiles. Towns and villages in Artsakh are being bombed, including the capital city of Stepanakert, as well as the border of Armenia in the direction of...
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Pink human rights and Women’s Resource Center non-governmental organizations launched an online campaign called Arusyag to help raise money for women and LGBT people who have found themselves in difficult and desperate situations. The campaign ended on August 15th, 2020. We thank all those who have donated, spread information about the...
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