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Updated section: Sexual Harassment
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of 13 July 2007, the Sexual Harassment: Domestic Legal Framework section has
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The UN Human Rights Council a Year Later
In
June, the UN Human Rights Council was one year old. How is it different from
its predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights? (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 |
UN Trust Fund to End Violence against
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Online Consultation: Draft Guiding
Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
In
response to Human Rights Council Resolution 2/2 “Human Rights and Extreme
Poverty,” adopted at its second session on 27 November 2006, the OHCHR is
conducting a consultation with all stakeholders to get feedback on the draft
principles. (More
information) |
United Nations States Human
Trafficking Helps Spread HIV/AIDS
The
UN has stated that the approximately 300,000 women and children who are
trafficked across |
The Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues: Statement by Prof. Yakin Ertürk, Special Rapporteur on Violence
against
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UNFPA, UNICEF Step Up Efforts to
End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
A
$44-million program has been launched to reduce female genital mutilation by
40 per cent in 16 countries by 2015 and to end the harmful traditional
practice within a generation. (More
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Conference Highlights
Domestic Violence Policy in European Union
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Autonomous |
Publication Released by the United
Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
The
UN Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery released a
publication recently discussing their work, and providing an overview of
contemporary forms of slavery as well as the legal instruments that exist to
combat this problem. (More
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Optional Protocol to the
International Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural Rights Considered
The
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stated her support for the addition of
an optional protocol to the International Covenant of Economic Social and
Cultural Rights that would create a complaints mechanism. (More
information) |
Economic and Social Council Adopts
Texts on Palestinian
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Too Little Justice for Victims of
Sexual Violence in Post-Conflict Countries
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Human Rights Committee Concludes
Ninetieth Session
The
Human Rights Committee concluded today its ninetieth session, during which it
considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the
reports submitted by Zambia, Sudan and the Czech Republic on how they
implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights. (More
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Belarusian
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Canada
Grants Permanent Residency Based on Threat of FGM (More
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Japan
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Jordanian
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Harsher
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Madagascar
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European
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Switzerland
Amends Law to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence (More
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Turkmenistan
Forms Human Rights Commission (More
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Major
League Sports Hand Out Harsher Punishments for Animal Cruelty than Domestic
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Sentence
for Sexual Assault Case Reduced from Ten Years to Eighteen Months to Six
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U.S.
Supreme Court Decision Gives Protection to ·
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Congress Allocates Funds to Combat Violence against Native American ·
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Sixth Circuit Denies Asylum to Albanian ·
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New Research and Reports
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High Rates of HIV Infection Documented Among Young
Nepalese Girls Sex-Trafficked to
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study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers of girls and
women who were sex-trafficked from |
Psychological
Assessments Recommended to Measure Effects of Domestic Violence
During
child custody hearings, family courts and domestic violence advocates can use
results from psychological assessments as tools to measure the effect of
violence on children in the home. (More
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Seminar Seeks Effective Data
Collection to Aid Fight against Domestic Violence
The
Council of Europe is bringing together European experts to focus on this
issue during a seminar, organized as part of the Council of Europe’s Campaign
to Combat Violence against |
Recent Study Recommends More
Funding to Reflect Connection between Gendered Violence and HIV/AIDS
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Volunteers Needed for
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Gender and Reparations: An
Interview with Ruth Rubio-Marin, Editor of "
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Study Examines Effects of Sexual
Trafficking upon Health
The
Gender and Violence Center of The London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine recently published “Stolen Smiles: The Physical and Psychological
Health Consequences of |
Study Published on Experience of
Intimate Partner Violence among Older
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Report Finds Sexual Violence in
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New Report
on Factors Contributing to Child Trafficking in
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