Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada National Committee to Address the International Film Festival on Crime and Punishment
(firmenpresse) - ISTANBUL, TURKEY -- (Marketwire) -- 09/26/12 -- Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release.
Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada National Committee will be attending the Istanbul International Crime and Punishment Film Festival. As an invited guest lecturer of the University of Istanbul and its Faculty of Law, Ms. Jiwani will provide a keynote address examining the relationship between the justice system, disempowerment, and violence against women. A particular focus of Ms. Jiwani's speech will be the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and its emphasis on addressing gender-based violence at the grass roots level.
In addition to her address focusing on strategies, Ms. Jiwani will present an overview of the status of discrimination and violence against women in Canada, including the Canadian legislative framework pertaining to violence against women, the need for gender-aware policymaking and programming at all levels of government, and the key role of civil society in providing support services to marginalized communities.
Commenting on her participation at the festival, Almas Jiwani stated: "Violence against women is a silent pandemic that threatens the lives of thousands of girls and women across the world. Tragically, 1 in 5 women are either raped, assaulted, or killed at the hands of their domestic partner, relative or a stranger. The global community cannot stand by and watch this gross injustice and violation of women's rights occur each and every day and not take action. The Istanbul International Film Festival on Crime and Punishment provides an excellent venue to raise awareness and encourage discussion and information sharing because it brings together people from diverse industries and communities from around the world. I believe that film can be a very powerful vehicle for examining and publicizing the plight of the underrepresented and disempowered."
Regarding Ms. Jiwani's attendance at the event, Conference Organizer Adam Sozuer said, "It is a great honor for us to welcome Ms. Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women National Committee Canada at our conference. We hope that her insights on this important issue will help Turkey and our attendees effectively tackle the issue of violence against women. Ms. Jiwani's keynote address will be an important contribution to the symbiosis of ideas that will be generated at the event."
First organized in 2011 with a theme of 'Coups', The Istanbul International Crime and Punishment Film Festival is in its second year. This year's conference will focus on the significant social problem of Violence Against Women and aim to facilitate international information sharing and awareness building. The festival offers a full program of film screenings in addition to a rich academic program of panels, discussion sessions and workshops aimed at the prevention of violence and discrimination against women. Ms. Jiwani will speak on Saturday September 29, 2012 during the third session which begins at 10:55 a.m. For the full schedule of events, please visit .
About UN Women Canada
UN Women Canada National Committee raises the UN Women's profile and promotes its work in Canada; raises funds for UN Women projects; creates awareness within the Canadian governments for increased funding for UN Women projects; and encourages non-governmental organizations to promote and support UN Women initiatives.
About the International Crime and Punishment Festival
The International Crime and Punishment Film Festival organized by Istanbul University Faculty of Law in collaboration with Municipality of Basaksehir, offers cinema enthusiasts the chance to see over 100 films, amongst which are the best examples of films about the relationship between law, society and justice. The Festival aims to improve social awareness by communicating the repercussion of the relationship between crime & justice in cinema, contribute to social change by increasing communication, solidarity and cooperation, popularize the sense of equality and encourage people about it. Thereby the Festival aims to work in favor of development of democracy. For more information visit, .
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