A webinar on “Domestic Violence” was held. The speaker was Tsvitana Skoryna, a Lecturer at the Department of Legal Studies at Sumy Branch of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs. The event was attended by representatives of Sumy Branch of KhNUIA, Chernivtsi National University, College of Chernivtsi National University, Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University of Kyiv, Sumy National Agrarian University, National University “Odesa Law Academy”.

At the beginning of the meeting, the speaker defined the main purpose and objectives of the event and presented the main categories of actions that can be classified as violence, types of violence, the main mechanisms and tools to combat and protect against the offender were analyzed.

Senior Inspector on Special Assignments of the Department of Commissioners for Control and Observance of Human Rights in Police Activities (located in Sumy Region) of the Human Rights Observatory of the National Police of Ukraine Yevhen Yevtieiev told the webinar participants about prevention and counteraction to domestic violence and presented booklets with contact information of centers for supporting people affected by domestic violence.

If you or someone you know has witnessed or been a victim of domestic violence - do not be silent! Call 102: emergency police call 102, government domestic violence hotline 15-47, toll-free national domestic violence hotline 0-800-500-33-53 from landline or 116-123 (from mobile), Human Rights Department of the National Police of Ukraine 044-254-75-88, chat bot to combat domestic violence (Telegram) @police_helpbot, @UDPLNPBOT, @Non_Violence_Bot, single contact center of the free legal aid system 0800-213-102 or e-mail [email protected].