A dialogue session on Syrian, Philippine  and international laws related to women 

Damascus (ST): On the occasion of the 16-day campaign to combat gender-based violence, the Bar Association, in cooperation with the Philippine Embassy in Damascus, held a dialogue session on Syrian, Philippine and international laws related to women, at the Sham Hotel. 

During the session, a presentation was made on the Syrian and Philippine laws, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), with the aim of benefiting from the experiences of the two countries and knowing the extent to which laws conform to international standards concerned with addressing violence against women, and determining the responsibility of the concerned authorities and how to deal with them and develope legislation, procedures and services to protect women and reduce violence. 

Assistant Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Muhammad Firas Al-Nabhan explained in a statement to reporters that the ministry focuses on the file of violence against women through a set of laws, including those related to women’s work, controlling it and giving them all their rights, indicating that Syria has ratified a set of agreements related to women’s work and combating violence against them. 

Chargé d’Affairs at the Philippine Embassy and Attorney Vida Soraya Verzosa gave a presentation on the definition of violence and its types under Philippine law, the definition of battered woman syndrome, its jurisprudence, and the protection order issued according to it in order to prevent further acts of violence against women, noting that there is a similarity with Syrian law regarding women and the family in general, indicating that the campaign is being implemented in the Philippines and all countries of the world to combat violence against women  contribute to educating people about their rights and eliminating all forms of violence and discrimination against women.