National Working group Mudawwanah

1. National WorkinggroupMudawwanah

2. Situation in The Netherlands on HRV and FM National Policy • HRV and FM: • on the political national agenda since 2003; • thanks to migrant (women) organizations and NGO’s Interdepartmental Program on HRV 2005-2011 • Cooperation between ministries of Justice, Healthcare and Welfare, Housing, Communities and Integration. • Aim: integration of the approach of HRV in the general approach of Domestic Violence • Activities: Definition, research, pilots at the police, trainings of professionals, prevention and debates in the affected communities, etc. • From 2011: No special policy on HRV, only on FM. • National policy decentralized to local policy, • Less prevention towards more repression, • Less specific measures for certain groups to generic policy. Ken uw rechten

3. National situation on HRV and FM Severalactivities of NGO’s andgrass root organizations: • Shelters for girls and young women • Support for LGBT (Safe Haven) • “If I were her ….’ / If I were him …’ • ‘At the good side of honour’ • RespectEER • YourRight2Choose campaign • Changemakers against HRV • ………… Ken uw rechten

4. Introduction Dutch Working Groep Mudawwanah • Origin of WGM: 2000 * Legal position women and children (Moroccan/Dutch family law and right of residence) * Amendments Mudawwanah 2004 * Complex problem and implementation legislation - Netherlands/Morocco * Abandonment women and children exposed by SSR and Dutch women’s groups and ministries. • Members working group • Participation organizations/ministries Ken uw rechten

5. National workinggroup Mudawwanah • Key WGM targets - Better legal position w/m/c through education on legislation, rights, awareness and empowerment - Stimulating personal responsibility and enhancing emancipation and participation - Change of mentality/traditions w/m/y - Preventing violence - Improve social legal support - Strong network, national and international collaboration • Know your rights = emancipation dynamo Ken uw rechten

6. National workinggroup Mudawwanah Forms of violence interconnect Abandonment • Abandonment of women, children, young people and sometimes men: involuntary abandonment in country of origin without legal documents. • Forced marriage Between free choice of partner and explicit forced marriages there is a large grey area of ‘implicit coercion’ • Domestic violence Violence committed by a relative of the victim. Physical, sexual abuse, harassment and threatening. • Honor related violence Any form of mental or physical violence in reaction to a (threat of) violation of a man or women’s honor, and thus of the family, which is either revealed or at risk of being revealed to the community. • Female genital mutilation ‘Harmful traditional practices’ Ken uw rechten

7. National workinggroup Mudawwanah Free choice or abandonment? • Abandonment = form of violence and violation of human rights • Victims: women, young people, children, men (figures) • Which countries, occurrence? • Reasons for (threat of) abandonment: parenting/marriage/family problems, authority, arranged marriage, economical motives/remigration • Effects of abandonment (Bartels) • Advice: Research 2005, Advisory board Alien Affairs Ken uw rechten

8. National workinggroupMudawwanah - Project2009 - 2011 • Information campaign Legal position and Abandonment: Moroccan /Turkish women, men, young people: soc/legal support • Part 1. Developing information materials Mudawwanah Moroccan working groups (2000) • Part 2. Additional tools and information on abandonment (2005) • Part 3. Final part information campaign (2009) Moroccan/Turkish/Dutch family law, partner choice, right of residence and abandonment Target groups: Moroccan, Turkish/Kurdish w/m/y, self-organizations Professionals: care workers/lawyers Ken uw rechten

9. National workinggroup Mudawwanah Activities: Agendizing legal status • Developing information materials • Training educators: Moroccan and Turkish/ Kurdish women/men • Information meetings in all regions with grass root/affected communities, widespread • Training professionals, volunteers, self organizations: seminars • Implementation of activities, collaborations and building networks • Lobby with politicians and policy makers Ken uw rechten

10. National workinggroup Mudawwanah Moroccan, Turkish, Dutch family/personal law, alien law and nationality • Free choice of partner to forced marriage • Dutch, Turkish and Moroccan marriages: procedures, recognition, conditions, bride price, registration • Informal marriages (religious marriage) • Divorce, recognitions, authority and care, alimony and dividing possessions, registration • Child rights in different systems – nationality • Dutch residency: rights and duties Ken uw rechten

11. National workinggroup Mudawwanah Abandonment and action • Abandonment (and abduction) always calls for action • Education, information, identification and reporting in the Netherlands and the original homeland • Prevention, support line (phone) and follow up care: customized action! • Collaboration support parties, intermediaries, measures and return procedures. • Abandonment and right of residence: legal support to enable return of women and children. • National and international policy, agreements and collaboration– also see LEC Ken uw rechten

12. National workinggroup Mudawwanah and Remigrants support SSR and project Abandonment: • Reporting stations Morocco and Netherlands • Care: shelter and aid to return in Morocco and Netherlands – Chain partners • Education and prevention • Network reporting stations • Collaborations organizations and researchers Morocco /Netherlands • Lobby: ministries, politicians, commissions, embassies, policy makers • Expert meetings care workers/lawyers • Bilateral/international network! Ken uw rechten

13. Thankyou! Saniye TezcanMore information: Stichting Kezban ph:0031683226435 www.stichtingkezban.nl