Women in the Republic of Artsakh
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The women in Nagorno-Karabakh are, in general, composed of Armenian women, Azerbaijani (Azeri) women, and other ethnic groupings. This “blend of races” of women in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic resulted because, historically, Nagorno-Karabakh became a part of Azerbaijan after the fall and disintegration of the Soviet Union. However, after the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the 1988 to 1994, Nagorno-Karabakh is currently occupied and governed by Armenia. The declaration of independence by Nagorno-Karabakh had not been endorsed by Armenia and Azerbaijan. At present, Nagorno-Karabakh is not officially recognized as a de facto nation by the international community.[1]
For these reasons, some Nagorno-Karabakh women took roles in peacebuilding for the benefit of the place they are now calling as their country and home. The expanse belonging to what is now known geographically as Nagorno-Karabakh is still officially and technically considered as a part of Azerbaijan. Women's organizations based in both Azerbaijan and Armenia, are the key supporters for the peace building endeavor in Nagorno-Karabakh since 2004. Some of the organizations involved include the Women's Resource Center in Yerevan, Armenia and the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.[1]
The efforts taken by the women of Nagorno-Karabakh include conducting peace building consultations and forums such as the “Nagorno-Karabakh women for peace and peaceful coexistence” conference in July 2002 which was held at Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh.[2] The topics tackled during the conferences and forums incorporated the role of women as peacekeepers, the “consolidation of democracy” in the region, human rights situations in the area, enforcement of peaceful coexistence, analysis of the consequences of war and conflict,[2] dialogue between communities, peaceful settlement of disagreements, protection of women and children, socio-economic and political issues, and “post-conflict rehabilitation of the region”.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh requires preparation, November 7, 2011
- ^ a b «NAGORNO-KARABAKH WOMEN FOR PEACE AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE» CONFERENCE TO TAKE PLACE IN STEPANAKERT, PanARMENIAN.Net, July 23, 2002
- ^ NAGORNO-KARABAKH WOMEN WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO REGIONAL CONFLICTS PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT, PanARMENIAN.Net, July 29, 2002
Further reading[]
- Najafizadeh, Mehrangiz. Azeri Women's Voices: Narratives of Refugees and IDP's from the Nagorno-Karabakh War (198KB pdf), June 1, 2010
- Burvill, Susan and Sarah Wickman. 8.1 Empowering women in Nagorno-Karabakh. From the book Midwifery: Best Practice, Volume 5, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2009
External links[]
- History of the Republic of Artsakh
- People from the Republic of Artsakh
- Women by country