Photo exhibition against domestic violence opens
SocietyArkhangai /MONTSAME/ A photo exhibition themed ‘Hurt’ by documentary
photographer Régis Defurnaux opens today at Family, Child and Youth Development Center in Tsetserleg
city of Arkhangai aimag. The exhibition is being mounted under the CEMAATERR (Territorial
Approach to Climate Change) program of the Group for the Environment, Renewable
Energy and Solidarity (GERES), an international development NGO.
The photographer captured photos of domestic violence
victims with their consent. He endeavored to show the importance of eradicating
domestic violence that still exists in Mongolia.
In the framework of the CEMAATERR program, a shelter for
domestic violence victims is being set up in Tsetserleg city. The exhibition is
a big part of the program, its organizers highlighted.