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Human Rights of the Girl Child
Minnesota Advocates for Human
Rights’ staff discusses the human rights of the girl child.
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International and Regional
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2007 Trafficking in Persons Report – New Countries
Named as
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Report on the Current Status of the UN Treaty
System
The UN Human Rights Treaty Body
system has experienced both positive and negative developments over the
last 12 months. Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights volunteer Penny
Parker has submitted a report to the United Nations (UN) describing
changes in the UN treaty body system over the past year. (More
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The Day of the African Child: Child
Trafficking
Since 1991, June 16 has been
marked annually as the Day of the African Child. This year, the theme of
the Day of the African Child is child
trafficking, a phenomenon that has scourged
the continent in different forms. (More
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Sexual and Gender-Based Violence during Armed
Conflict and Displacement
Situations of armed conflict
and displacement serve as fertile ground for sexual violence against
women. Sexual assault, forced impregnation, trafficking and sexual slavery
are all forms of gender-based violence. (More
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UN Rapporteur Says Human Rights
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Human Rights Council Opens Fifth
Session
The Human Rights Council this
morning opened its fifth session, hearing an address by the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights and taking up the reports of the
Special Rapporteurs on the independence of judges and lawyers, and on
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. (More
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Committee on Rights of Child Concludes Forty-Fifth
Session
The Committee on the Rights of
the Child today concluded its forty-fifth session, issuing its conclusions
and recommendations on the situation of children in |
Council of
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The Struggle of the Refugee/Internally Displaced
Girl Child
In 2007, there are more than 30
million refugees, half of them children, and an estimated 24.5 million
internally displaced persons, 70-80% of them
women and children. For the
girl-child, everyday struggles are compounded by distant bureaucratic
process, politics, gender and the short window
of all-important childhood.
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UN Proposes Tighter Regulation of
Peacekeepers
The U.N. has expressed
zero-tolerance for peacekeeping crimes, and has proposed a memorandum to
set out standards to prevent future misconduct. However, the
standards are only binding if the countries agree to them, and some have
expressed opposition to the standards. Undersecretary-General
Jean-Marie Guehenno called on the countries resisting the standards to
reconsider their positions. (More
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UN Special Rapporteur for Trafficking Detained by
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Group Calls for Greater Female Representation in
High-level UN Positions
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Call for Contributions to the Survivors
Project
Members of the International
Action Network on Small Arms' (IANSA) |
Police in Balkan States Break up Human Trafficking
Ring
Police forces in five former
Yugoslav republics have broken up a gang that has been smuggling migrants
into the EU. Police officials from the five states - |
Daphne III Set
to Combat Violence against Children, Young People and
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ILO Brief:
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Afghani Girls Fear Going to
School after Shooting Incident (More
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Mass Media Monitoring Results
for May 2007 (More
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Extracts from “A Contradicting
Report” Article (More
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A Meeting in the UN (More
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Former Family (More
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Altruist-Murderer (More
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An Executor from Nor-Kharberd
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An Extract From the Article
“Criminal Mosaic” (More
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Extracts from “Criminal Mosaic”
Article (More
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Case Study in Police and Courts
of Yerevan (More
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Extracts From “Information on
Activities Realized in 2006 in the Framework of the 2004-2010 Republic of
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A Third Seminar on the Project
“Building an Enabling Environment for Sustainable and Effective
Implementation of the Law on Protection against Domestic Violence (LPADV)
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Regional Meeting of Experts on
Domestic Violence from NGOs (More
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Indictment for Involuntary
Murder in Domestic Violence Death (More
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Atrocious News, Continued (More
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Canada Proposes Joint Plan
Against Trafficking at 2010 Olympics (More
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Czech Justice Minister Presents
Draft Criminal Code, Invites Public to Comment (More
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“Gender and Democratization:
the Case of Georgia 1991-2006” (More
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New Research Published -
Children Speak Out - Trafficking Risk and Resiliency in ·
Regional Meeting to Combat
Domestic Violence Held in |
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Proposed Amendment to Pakistani
Law Includes Gender Harassment in the |
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Romania Taking Steps to Combat
Violence against |
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Twenty-five Years After the
IHF’s Initiation, Soviet-type Violations Reappear (More
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Campaign to Protect Human
Rights Advocates in ·
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New Law in Taiwan Bans Overseas
Marriage Brokers (More
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OSCE Center Helps Devise and
Implement Gender Policies in |
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Update on |
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Ukrainian Anti-Trafficking
Hotline Operators Undergo Training by OSCE (More
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British Father Convicted of
Murdering Daughter for Family Honor (More
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GPS Monitoring Systems for
Batterers: A New Paradigm of Offender Accountability and Victim Safety (More
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Delaware Passes New Law
Prohibiting Underage Marriage (More
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New Director of the Office to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (More
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Victim of Domestic Violence
Released from Prison under California Law (More
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Arranged Marriage as a Ground
for Asylum (More
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History of Involuntary
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New Research and
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High Commissioner for Human Rights Launches Major
New Study on Child Rights Convention
United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour will launch today the
Legislative History on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a new
publication that aims to become an essential research tool for children's
rights advocates. (More
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Study on Domestic Violence in
A study conducted by the
British Medical Association reports that more than eight million people
are affected by domestic violence each year; the majority of those
affected are women. The study concluded that for every ten women in the
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UNHCR Report on Domestic Violence in Foreign
Refugee Families in
The purpose of this research
project was to evaluate the family life of refugees from
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2007
Trafficking in Persons Report Released by
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UN Report on the Impact of Harmful Traditional
Practices on the Girl Child
Scientific and social studies
show that discrimination against girls is often rooted in social values
and traditional practices. This document lists forms of condoned practices
that violate the rights of girls and the best ways to stop these abuses.
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USAID Guide on Gender-Based Violence for Health
Sector Program Officers
USAID has issued a Guide for
Health Sector Program Officers entitled "Addressing Gender-Based Violence
Through USAID's Health Programs." (More
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Summary of the Report of the Special Rapporteur on
Trafficking in Persons, Especially
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European
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European Parliament's 2006 Annual
Report on Human Rights in the
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European Parliament Report on
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Updated Briefing Document on Violence
against
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Report on the International Symposium on Sexual
Violence in Conflict and Beyond
Representatives from
governments, the European Commission, and the United Nations gathered in
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New Report on HIV/AIDS in
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Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence Published by
Routledge
The Encyclopedia of Domestic
Violence provides an alphabetized list of issues within the subject of
domestic abuse, objectively covering topics throughout all stages of life.
In addition, it examines cross-cultural perspectives of domestic
violence and provides cross reference sections for every entry to allow
for further research. (More
information) |
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