Rights bodies join forces against domestic abuse
Ebtihal Mubarak; 14/7/08
Representatives of the Family Protection Organization, the National Society of Human Rights (NSHR), the government-run Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the Safety Committee at the Social Affairs Ministry met here on Saturday to discuss ways of cooperating to improve the services provided to women victims of domestic abuse. The meeting was held at Jeddah’s first and only women’s shelter, run by the Family Protection Organization. Samira Al-Ghamdi, board member of the Family Protection Organization, said that the meeting was called to set out clear guidelines for streamlining the work of these organizations.
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