KS Ministry of Interior to conduct campaign against domestic violence for the next two months

The Ministry of Interior of Sarajevo Canton, through the program of the "Community Policing" campaign, in cooperation with the International Criminal Justice Training Assistance Program – ICITAP, is implementing a project – a campaign titled "Fight against Domestic Violence", reports the BH News Agency Patria.

Domestic violence is one of the problems of our time that has destructive effects on society in a global sense. As part of this project, which is being implemented in the Sarajevo Canton area during 2015, activities are planned for surveying and informing citizens about the issue of domestic violence.

Police officers of the Ministry of Interior of Sarajevo Canton will inform citizens about when, how, and to whom to report cases of domestic violence, as well as explain the procedure after a case is reported. The joint work of the police and the local community is of immense importance in the fight against domestic violence.

The aforementioned activities will be carried out at several locations and at the following times:

On 26.03.2015, between 12:00 and 14:00, "BBI", Centar municipality
On 09.04.2015, TC "Mercur", Otoka, between 12:00 and 14:00, Novi Grad municipality,
On 23.04.2015, between 12:00 and 14:00, "Alta", Centar municipality,
On 08.05.2015, between 12:00 and 14:00, Mala aleja street or "Grand centar" – in case of bad weather, Ilidža municipality,
On 21.05.2015, between 12:00 and 14:00, "Importane" center, Novo Sarajevo municipality.

The Ministry of Interior of Sarajevo Canton has invited citizens to join them in these activities to contribute to the most precise identification of the causes of this social problem and to finding effective ways to counter this negative and harmful phenomenon.