Anti-Domestic Violence Network of
Prospects:
To eliminate gender-based violence and create a gender-equal society
Propelling reform of relevant regulations by researching, training and advocacy, creating multi-organizational collaboration on interfering domestic violence, improving women’s rights and interests
Strategic Target
l Raise social consciousness and correlate systems
l Advance the capability of development and self-management of the organization
l Enhance the support to battered women
Anti-Domestic Violence Network of China Law Society, established in Beijing in 2000, is a NGO initiated by a group of active experts, scholars, women activists and several women’s NGOs in Beijing which concern about women’s rights. It is the first multi-field and multi-sector network that specializes in domestic violence against women. The Network aims at eliminating gender-based violence, advancing gender mainstreaming, promoting gender equality as well as propelling social development.
The Network currently has 121 individual members and 70 group members, which covers 28 municipalities, provinces and autonomous regions in
The Board of Directors of the Network is responsible for fundraising, decision-making and supervising.
Competent Authority:
Special Advisor: Chief, Department of Rights and Interests, All China Women’s Federation
Activities and Achievements:
1. Established a nationwide NGO aiming at ending domestic violence
2. Established a professional resource center and a website on combating domestic violence against women（www.stopdv.org.cn）
3. Publicized anti-domestic violence through the media and other channels
4. Launched demonstration research on synthetic intervention against domestic violence in urban community, rural community and healthcare system.
5. Submitted draft proposal of the Law on Preventing Domestic Violence to the Motion Committee, the 10th National People’s Congress ( March 2003)
6. Submitted draft proposal of Administrative Regulation Applied by the People’s Courts in Hearing Sexual Harassment Cases. ( February 2007)
7. Published diverse books on combating domestic violence
1) Collection of papers of a domestic seminar: Anti-Domestic Violence against Women – Theory and Practice in China November 2002
2) Collection of papers of an international conference: Study and Intervention on Domestic Violence – International Perspective and Demonstration Research November 2003
3) Project report of legal aid: Domestic Violence and Legal Aid September 2003
4) Oral Accounts of Women Victims November 2003
5) Research on Domestic Violence in
6) Research on Basic Framework of the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence August 2005
7) Together We Grow Up May 2007
8) Training Manuals on Domestic Violence Intervention (nine categories), November 2004
9) TOT Manual for Gender and Domestic Violence Intervention September 2007
10) Special Issue of Domestic Violence - Democracy and Legal System February 2002
11) Collection of Women’s Studies on Anti-Sexual Harassment August 2006
12) Collection of 2005 Annual Conference of the Network: Combating Domestic Violence, How Far Have We Gone December 2005
13) Newsletter (bimonthly)
Organizational Structure
Tel：+86-10-66514693，66514694
Fax：+86-10-66514693
Address: No. 63 Bingmasi Hutong,
Zip code：100034
E-mail：dvrip@163bj.com
Website：www.stopdv.org.cn
