BRIEF: Discrimination of Women in Legislation and Protection of Women and Girls from Violence

Under the patronage of the Judicial Council of Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I), Women Empowerment Organization (WEO) in partnership with EuroMed Feminist Initiative (EFI) organized an Experts’ Roundtable on November 17th, 2021 in Erbil “Gender Discrimination in Laws and Protecting Women and Girls from Violence”, marking the global campaign on 16 Days against Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG). The roundtable gathered representatives from Kurdistan’s Region Judicial Council, members of the Kurdistan Parliament, governmental stakeholders, legal experts, women rights organizations and gender experts.