OSCE-supported study visit allows the Tajik Union of Women Judges to learn the best practices of Spanish judges
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized a study visit to Barcelona, Spain for six representatives of the Union of Women Judges of the Republic of Tajikistan on 13-15 June 2023. The Tajik officials learned from their Spanish counterparts the best practices of improving women and girls' access to justice, increasing gender sensitivity in cases of violence against girls and women, eliminating gender stereotypes in judicial proceedings and protecting child rights.
The Tajik officials met with the representatives of the Spanish Association of Women Judges, the School of Justice, judges of the City of Justice, the Catalan Women’s Institute and other partners. The sides exchanged information about Tajikistan and Spain’s experiences in legislative changes on the rights of women, children and teenagers. The members of the Union also had a tour of the City of Justice and got acquainted with the work of different courts and their respective departments.
“The most important principles of our Association are belief in feminism and to do our best to protect the rights of women and children in Spain. Our country has many challenges in the judiciary system, however, we have achieved many positive results in gender mainstreaming and increasing the representation of women,” said Isabel Gimenez Garcia, a member of the Spanish Association of Women Judges.
“The trip helped the members of the Union to learn the structure of the Spanish Association of Women Judges and familiarize themselves with the best practices of improving the living standards of women, children and adolescents, protecting their rights, combating gender inequality and violence against women and girls. We hope to increase the capacity of the Tajik judges in training courses, round table events and analysis of judicial practices on gender mainstreaming in the judiciary system,” said Mavjuda Pulodi, Chair of the Union of Women Judges of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The Union of Women Judges of the Republic of Tajikistan was established with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe on 30 May 2022. The Union consists of 94 women judges representing the Constitutional, Economic, and Supreme Courts.