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Rights of Women training |
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We provide training for organisations on essential issues concerning women’s rights.
These practical and interactive courses are essential for anyone who supports or provides services to women affected by violence and abuse. Our trainers are specialist women solicitors or barristers who are experts in these areas of law. Our courses are accredited by the Law Society and Bar Council. When you attend our training, in addition to receiving comprehensive course materials you will also be given free copies of relevant Rights of Women books to enable you to use the knowledge you have gained in the training in your work. Stop the traffic: protecting and supporting trafficked women in the UK Understand the criminal and immigration laws that apply to women who have been trafficked into the UK for sexual exploitation and learn to navigate and assess the National Referral Mechanism and other measures implemented by the government for the protection of victims of trafficking. One year on from UK’s ratification of the Council of Europe’s Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings this one day course, trained in partnership with the POPPY Project, will enable you to identify and support women who have been trafficked and covers elements of both the criminal and asylum law.
Breaking the cycle: using civil and criminal remedies to protect women from violence Equip yourself with a practical knowledge of the range and scope of legal remedies available for women who have suffered domestic and sexual violence. The one day course will provide a comprehensive overview of protections offered by the civil and criminal law and will enable you to assist a woman to choose the best protection for her situation. You will then focus on how to support a woman through the process of the legal remedy she has chosen, including how to apply for and enforce a civil injunction. The course will also provide an update on the development of new ‘Go’ protection orders.
Enforcement: making domestic violence injunctions work This half-day course will enable you to improve the support you give to survivors of domestic violence whose abusers disobey court orders. You will be given a comprehensive update on recent changes to the law which will enhance your understanding of both the civil and criminal remedies available to victims, as well as providing you with an overview of the enforcement of non-molestation, occupation and restraining orders.
Protecting children from domestic violence: children and the law This one day course will enable you to support survivors of domestic violence by giving you the knowledge you need to understand and negotiate the complex public and private law that relates to children.
In the morning we will investigate the key concepts of parental responsibility, contact and residence, with a focus on the court’s approach to domestic violence and child contact. We will then examine the practice and procedure of contact proceedings and the role of CAFCASS. In the afternoon we will look at local authority involvement with children in domestic violence cases, explaining care and supervision proceedings, adoption and special guardianship.
Forced Marriage: gaining protection through the law Forced marriage is an abuse of human rights and a form of violence against women. This half-day course will enhance your knowledge of the law and enable to support women and girls at risk of, or who have experienced, forced marriage. The course explains the legal remedies that exist to protect victims of forced marriage and will give you an understanding of the procedure for getting a forced marriage protection order. We will investigate the new role of local authorities as relevant third parties and examine the impact of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 one year on.
Protection from persecution? Asylum law and process Asylum-seeking women are some of the most marginalised and vulnerable women in our society. Caught up in a system that appears incomprehensible, they remain invisible to many service providers. This one day course, co-trained with Asylum Aid, is a practical and insightful introduction to the law that determines who is entitled to protection in the UK and how decisions are made and challenged. This unique and innovative course focuses specifically on the needs of asylum-seeking women who are, or have experienced, gender-based violence.
No recourse? EEA national? Overcoming the barriers Meeting the needs of women who have no recourse to public funds, or who are EEA nationals, is incredibly challenging. You have to be able to keep-to-date with one of the most frequently changing areas of law, understand the duties of local authorities and the rights that the woman herself has to pursue justice in the criminal, family or immigration systems. This one day course will give you the skills and knowledge you need to support women who have experienced domestic violence and who has an insecure immigration status with confidence.
Seeking Refuge? claiming asylum and accessing financial support Asylum-seeking women are some of the most marginalised and vulnerable women in our society. Caught up in a system that appears incomprehensible, they remain invisible to many service providers. This one day course, co-trained with the Asylum Support Appeals Project, is a practical and comprehensive guide to the law that determines who is entitled to protection in the UK and what financial support asylum seekers and refused asylum seekers can receive.
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"…another fantastic training session! ROW training is always accessible, empowering and totally relevant; nothing else makes the law so user-friendly…" Our general courses are open to all women, and we can provide customised training on request. We train:
Through training we enable individuals and agencies to ensure that they are properly informed about protecting women’s rights effectively.
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