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Voice for Victims TRANSITIONS ONLINE: Kyrgyzstan: 6 September 2007 Abstract: A grandmother's tireless efforts are raising domestic violence awareness in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan. Domestic violence issues addressed by the center include beatings, bride kidnappings, polygamy, and other family injustices. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week –the domestic violence crisis center Sezim is open. Sezim has kept its doors thrown wide since April 1998, when founder Byubyusara Ryskulova launched the center with nothing more than a desk, a telephone, and crude advertisements posted at city bus stops. Sezim (which means "feeling" in Kyrgyz) was the first shelter of its kind in Bishkek, serving local women and their families. To read the
rest of the article, go to Transitions Online:
www.tol.org
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