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Violence against Women Activism Sets
the Stage for Legal Change in Conformance with Women's Human
Rights
Arvonne Fraser writes about the
history and the movement to fight violence against women. Arvonne Fraser
is a senior fellow emerita, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public
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What is Domestic Violence? Training
Module Now Available in Bulgarian
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National
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Mass Media Monitoring Results
for April 2006 (More
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Restructured true stories,
success stories and mass media monitoring sections. These sections have
been restructured as Mass
Media Monitoring, Domestic
Violence, Sexual
Assault and Gender
Equality. |
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Trafficking in Women and Sexual
Exploitation (More
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La Strada IV- International
Programme for Prevention of Trafficking in Women in Central and ·
Domestic Violence – the
Bulgarian and European Experience Conference (More
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Lithuania Submits Third
Periodic Report to CEDAW (More
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Conference “Women against
Domestic Violence in ·
Report on the Implemented
Measures of National Program of Equal Opportunities for Women and Men for
the 2005 Year (More
information) ·
Research on Violence against
Women - Concept, Problems and Necessary Developments (More
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National Conference under the
Theme “Through the Eyes and With the Efforts of Women” (More
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The Third Temporary Shelter
House Was Opened as “Family, Information and Service center” in ·
Country Gender
Assessment-Mongolia Report Added to Research and Reports (More
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Gender Equality in Education
Project (More
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The First Women’s Electronic
Newsletter Available in ·
Global Media Monitoring Project
2005 – ·
Round Table “The Usage of
Gender Sensitive Language” Held in Podgorica (More
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Women’s Creativity Week
Organized in ·
The Ginetta Sagan Fund of
Amnesty International USA awards $10,000 to ·
Performance “Feminism Did Not
Wage the Wars” (More
information) ·
Two New Reports Added to
Research and Reports: “Sexuality” and “SOS Hotlines’ Data Processing for
Year 2004 in ·
Law on Prostitution Drafted (More
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Updated main page (More
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A Letter from the Minister of
Justice (Concerning the Case of the Raped Girl) (More
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The Letter to the Minister of
Justice (With Reference to the Case of the Raped Teenage Girl) (More
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Raped and Hounded (More
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A Hostel for the Perpetrators
of Domestic Violence (More
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Is a Life Sentence for Killing
Five Children Too Severe? (More
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Cooperation of Women's Crisis
Centers and Police Personnel in |
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Updated Legislative Trends page
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International and Regional
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UN Holds Policy Meetings to Address
Low Numbers of Women in Peacekeeping
Uniforms
The United Nations Department
of Peacekeeping Operations held meetings at the end of March, in
conjunction with women’s organizations, women officers, and country
governments, to address the small number of women in peacekeeping missions
that hold uniformed posts. (More
information) |
Reebok Human Rights Award – Call for
Nominations
The Reebok Human Rights Award
calls for nominations for its annual honoring of young people from the
United States and around the world who have made significant contributions
to the cause of human rights. (More
information) |
EU Tells
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National
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New Issue of Women’s Dialogue
International Magazine, Tbilsi, Georgia
Women's Dialogue International
Magazine is published in |
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Turkey Responds Slowly to Honor
Killings
Although small legal steps have
been taken to increase punishment for honor killings, socio-cultural
attitudes, lack of education, and poverty remain as challenges to ending
the practice. (More
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UN Announces Closure of Refugee Office
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The UN High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) has closed its office in |
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New Research and
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New Anti-Trafficking
Website
HumanTrafficking.com, launched
by the Polaris Project, is a website for research and training dedicated
to the fight against human trafficking, featuring survivor testimonies, an
activist toolkit, and the largest online database on trafficking. (More
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Special Rapporteur Releases Report on
Human Rights Aspects of the Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially
Women and Children
The report, entitled
“Integration of the Human Rights of Women and a Gender Perspective,”
identifies factors influencing trafficking in persons and examines the
impact demand has on this process. (More
information) |
New Report on Gender, Trade Policy,
and Environmental Sustainability
The goals of “The EU's
Responsibility at the WTO: Environment, Gender, and Development,” as
stated in the foreword, are to stimulate and promote civil society
dialogue between the global North and South on matters of EU trade policy
and WTO decisions. (More
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New Report by Amnesty International on
Domestic Violence in
A new report entitled
“Violence against Women in the Family: ‘Its not her shame’“ by Amnesty
International looks at the state of domestic violence in
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ICTJ Previews Groundbreaking Work on
Gender and Reparations
Following several years of
intensive research on reparations, these case studies from the |
New Resource: Women’s Fundraising
Handbook
The Global Fund for Women has
released a new resource entitled "Women's Fundraising Handbook,” directed
toward non-profit NGOs that focus on women’s rights issues and need
to locate financial resources. (More
information) |
Report
Released on Girls’ Human Right to Education
The UN Special Rapporteur on
the Right to Education, Vernor Muñoz, will present a report on the human
right of girls to education to the new Human Rights Council. (More
information) |
Women Peacemakers
Program
The Women PeaceMakers program
is an eight-week residency for women leaders who want to document, share,
and build upon their unique peacemaking stories. Selected peacemakers will
receive roundtrip airfare, housing, and a small stipend to cover expenses
for the eight-week residence (September 18 - November 11, 2006) at the
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Helsinki Federation Releases Report on
Human Rights Organizations in the
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European Commission Releases Annual
Report on Equality Between Men and Women
The ’Report on Equality Between
Women and Men 2006' calls on EU countries to provide better ways to help
women deal with home and work pressures. (More
information) |
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About
STOPVAW |
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The Stop Violence
Against Women website (STOPVAW) is a forum for information,
advocacy and change. Minnesota Advocates for Human
Rights developed this website as a tool for the
promotion of women's human rights in the countries of Central and Eastern
Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),
Current staff members of Minnesota Advocates for
Human Rights involved with the development of STOPVAW include Mary Hunt, Laura Nelson, Rosalyn
Park, For more information about STOPVAW,
please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@mnadvocates.org.
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