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UN Agencies Lament Rape Not Treated as a Crime
The U.N. Development Fund for
Women (UNIFEM) and the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) presented the concern
that rape, widely used as a weapon of war, is often not treated as a
criminal act to the Security Council. (More
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INSTRAW: Eliminating Violence Against Women Is
Everyone’s Business
UN-INSTRAW reiterates the call
of the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban-Ki Moon, for increased
partnerships among governments, international organizations, civil society
and the private sector. (More
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UN Independent Experts Demand End to Impunity for
Violence against Women
The Special Rapporteur of the
United Nations Human Rights Council on Violence against Women, its Causes
and Consequences, Prof. Yakin Ertürk, the Special Rapporteur on
Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Sigma Huda, and the
Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Miloon Kothari call on States to
take all necessary measures to end impunity for violence against women and
girls and live up to their obligations under international law. (More
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OMCT Statement: International Women’s Day Focuses
on Violence against Women and Girls
OMCT calls on the
newly-established Human Rights Council to place women and girls’ right to
dignity and physical and psychological integrity very high in the human
rights agenda by thoroughly integrating it into its work. (More
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Gender Action Calls for International Financial
Institutions to Stop Contributing to Violence Against Women
Gender Action calls for the
elimination of discrimination against women and girls in development loans
and investments. The organization notes that International Financial
Institution investments often aggravate existing discrimination and
intensify poverty, trafficking, prostitution, sexual assault, and other
forms of violence against women. (More
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Commissioner for Human Rights Council Releases
Viewpoint on Trafficking
Mr. Thomas Hammarberg,
Commissioner for Human Rights for the Council of Europe recently addressed
the importance of addressing the root causes for trafficking in
humans. He emphasized the importance of applying human rights
standards for all victims receiving services, including undocumented
migrants. (More
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WAVE Releases Update on Council of
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Albania Passes Domestic
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Ex-Husband (More
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The Murder Has Been Found Out
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An Extract from US Dept of
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Pimp Sentenced to Five Years in
Prison (More
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Notorious Pimp Changes Name (More
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Government Agencies Help
Convicted Trafficker Escape (More
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Is Woman’s Place in the
Kitchen? (More
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Armenian Legislation on
Trafficking in Human Beings. Legislative Gap Analysis (More
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“The Insulted” (More
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Testimony of a Prostitute (More
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Pimps Continue Their Activity
After Serving Their Sentence (More
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Sexually Insatiable Norik (More
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Women’s and Children’s Rights
in the Context of Human Rights (More
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Extract From the Article “There
are 5.3% of Women-Parliamentarians in the Parliament of Armenia, 9.4% - in
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Men Benefit From “Women’s
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Criminal Group Liquidated in
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Step-By-Step Foundation Helps
Domestic Violence Victims (More
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National Campaign For
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Ombudsman of Kyrgyzstan
Advocates for Prohibition of Abortions for Married Women (More
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OSCE Field Office Completes
Project Addressing Domestic Violence in ·
One of Two Suspects in Beating
a Young Woman to Death is Arrested in ·
A Criminal Was Selling
Kyrgyzstan Citizens Into Slavery for $500 Each (More
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Young Woman Arrested on
Suspicion of Human Trafficking in the South of Kyrgyzstan (More
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22-Year-Old Woman Arrested on
Suspicion of Human Trafficking (More
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Kyrgyzstan Soldiers Suspected
of 2 Acts of Rape (More
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Gender Violence Persists in
Post-War Liberia (More
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OSCE Mission to Skopje Supports
Anti-trafficking Initiatives (More
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Mexican Law Addresses Gender
Based Violence (More
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Moldovan Parliament Adopts New
Domestic Violence Law (More
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Recent Rape will Test New Law
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Russian Orphans Vulnerable to
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New UN Report: The Dynamics of
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“If You Suffer Violence in
Family” – New Section on the Official Website of the Ministry of Ukraine
of Family, Youth and Sport (More
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The Ministry of Ukraine of
Family, Youth and Sport Announces the Competition of Project Proposals
Developed by NGOs Concerning Children, Youth, Women and Family for 2007
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OSCE Project Coordinator Trains
NGOs to Help Trafficking Victims (More
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Action Kit on I-VAWA Now
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Advocates File Suit for
Immigrant Women (More
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Substance Abuse and Violence
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Best Practices on Combating Domestic Violence
Published on Council of Europe Website
The Council of Europe is
providing a webpage for local and regional authorities in the field to
share their experiences combating domestic violence. The information
will be added and updated on their website regularly. (More
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Shame of War: a New Book on Sexual Violence against
Women and Girls in Conflict
IRIN launches ‘The Shame of
War: sexual violence against women and girls in conflict’ - a reference
book and photo essay of portraits and testimonies of the sexual violence
women suffer when men go to war. (More
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UN Fact Sheets on Violence Against Women
The UN recently published two
fact sheets on violence against women. The first fact sheet, Violence
Against Women, purports that violence against women is increasing. The
second fact sheet, Impunity and the Prosecution of Sexual Violence,
considers the problems of prosecuting sexual violence, manifested during
war. (More
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UNFPA Releases Report from Case Studies on VAW
The United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA) released a report about their experiences working in ten
different nations with different programs addressing development and
violence against women. The report, with a complementary handbook,
is meant to development professionals with experience from the field in
how to implement violence against women projects in coordination with
development efforts. (More
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advocacy and change. Minnesota Advocates for Human
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promotion of women's human rights in the countries of Central and Eastern
Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),
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