High Judicial Council opened a workshop on National Referral System for Women Victims of Violence and efforts in this field, supported by SAWASYA Program and in cooperation with Ministry of Women's Affairs.
Head of Judges Gender Team, Judge Raed Asfour opened the workshop with congratulations to Palestinian women in general and to Women judges in specific on the occasion of Women Day and Mother's Day, he mentioned that HJC is widely open to improve judicial work mechanism concerning guarantees for women access to justice; Judge Asfour also thanked SAWASYA Program for their continuous support for Gender Unit and its activities.
For his part, Joint Program Manager D. Christopher Decker praised all efforts that have been done by HJC to create judiciary specialized in gender-based violence.