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Expert’s Corner
Loretta
Frederick and Connie Sponsler of the Battered Women’s Justice Project discuss
“Domestic Violence in the U.S. Military: Who Commits It, What the Victims
Experience, and How the Military Responds.” This is an audio file and part of
the Women’s Human Rights Speaker Series, sponsored by The Advocates for Human
Rights and |
New Section: Domestic Violence and
Mediation
As
of February 2008, a new section on mediation in domestic violence
has been added. Subsections include Screening
for Domestic Violence, Shuttle or
Separate Mediation, Power
Balancing, and Research
and Reports on Mediation. (More
information) |
New Section: 2008 Regional Conference on Domestic Violence
Legal Reform
A
new section presenting laws, background information, training materials and
presentations from the 2008 Regional Conference on Domestic Violence Legal
Reform (12-14 February 2008 in |
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International and Regional News
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UN Secretary General Launches
Campaign to End Violence against Women
Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon initiated a new, multi-year global campaign against violence
against women last week. His goal is to bring together members of the United
Nations, state governments, and general society to address this issue which
he says "cannot wait." (More
information) |
The Bureau of the Commission on the Status of Women Has
Presented a Draft of Agreed Conclusions for Financing
The
Bureau of the Commission on the Status of Women has recently presented a
draft of the agreed conclusions for "financing for gender equality and
the empowerment of women" from the fifty-second session. (More
information) |
Reports on Lithuania and Slovakia
to be reviewed by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women
In
its 41st Session, June 30th to July 18th, the Committee on Elimination of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will examine the Fourth Periodic Reports
from |
UNIFEM Campaign "Say NO to
Violence against Women!"
UNIFEM
is highlighting an awareness campaign, Say NO to Violence against Women.
(More
information) |
CoE Commissioner Designated as
Regional Mechanism to Protect Human Rights Defenders
Following
a declaration adopted by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, the
Commissioner has taken on a more active role in the protection of human
rights within |
CoE Commissioner Report Calls for
Effective Implementation of Human Rights Reforms in
The
Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg,
presented a report on the overall human rights situation in |
CoE Commissioner Hammarberg
Recommends Stronger Efforts for Human Rights Protection in BiH
The
Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg,
presented his human rights assessment report on |
Anti-HIV Gel Fails to Pass Final
Tests
An
anti-HIV vaginal gel, the first of its kind to reach the final-stages of
testing, failed to stop HIV transmission in a study of 6,000 South African
women. Researchers are currently investigating whether the failure of the
gels was caused by infrequent use or misapplication, or if it is a failure of
the microbicide itself. (More
information) |
UN Human Rights Council Alert
The
International Service for Human Rights has published its Council Alert for
the 7th session of the Human Rights Council (3-28 March 2008, |
Challenge Grant to End Violence
against Women
The
United Nations Foundation announced today its support for the “Say NO to
Violence against Women” campaign. The Foundation will donate $1 for each of
the first 100,000 signatures to the online campaign that is run by the UN
Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM. The contributions will go to the
UNIFEM-managed UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. (More
information) |
Commissioner Hammarberg to Assess
the Human Rights Situation in “The
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UN Conference Addresses Human Trafficking
The
first major UN conference to address human trafficking has recently begun in |
Sexual Violence Grows in African
War-Zones
The
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hilde Frafjord Johnson has recently
expressed her growing concern about the relationship between deadly conflict
and sexual violence. The UN has warned that sexual violence taking place in
conflict zones on the African continent is no longer restricted to
combatants, but that citizens are perpetuating rape as well, and in
astonishing proportions. (More
information) |
Trafficked Women Deserve More Than
Just Talk: Equality Now, EWL, and CATW Urge Governments to Make Concrete
Plans at
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CEDAW Now in
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UNFPA Announces International Day
against Female Genital Mutilation
On
February 6, 2008, the United Nations Population Fund called for an end to
female genital mutilation. The practice puts nearly 3 million girls at risk
every year, and has impacted an estimated 100-140 million women and girls
around the world. (More
information) |
Violence against Women In
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The European Parliament Adopts
Resolution on Japanese Comfort Women
The
European Parliament has adopted a resolution urging the Government of Japan
to provide justice to the survivors of |
The UN Reports on Discrimination against Saudi Arabian
Women
The
United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
has recently released a report detailing the systematic and persistent
discrimination against Saudi Arabian women. (More
information) |
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National News
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Peacebuilding
in |
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The
General Prosecutor’s Office of Armenia was Commissioned with the Task to Create
a Cooperation Plan for CIS Member States to Combat Human Trafficking (More
information) ·
“One
Out of Four Do Not Object " (More
information) ·
Criminal
Mosaic 02.12.07 (More
information) ·
Criminal
Mosaic 18.11.07 (More
information) ·
Criminal
Mosaic 16.11.07 (More
information) ·
Annual
Mass Media Monitoring Results, 2007 (More
information) ·
Mass
Media Monitoring for December 2007(More
information) ·
Mass
Media Monitoring Results for November 2007 (More
information) ·
Mass
Media Monitoring Results for October 2007 (More
information) ·
Mass
Media Monitoring Results for September 2007 (More
information) |
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Arrests
Made in Human Trafficking Operation in |
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NGOs
in Bangladesh Track and Educate About Acid Burnings and Other Forms of
Violence against Women (More
information) |
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Gender-based
Violence in Bulgaria Raises Serious Concerns (More
information) |
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Cambodia
Passes New Law against Human Trafficking (More
information) |
Democratic
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Congolese
NGO Combats Sexual Violence (More
information) |
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Sexual
Violence against Lower-Class Women in Central India Not Investigated (More
information) |
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Three
Iranians to be Stoned to Death for Committing Adultery (More
information) |
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OSCE
Promotes Monitoring of Women's Rights in |
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Kenyan
Women Demand Response to Urgent Needs of Kenyan Women and Children (More
information) |
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Exploitation
of Children for Domestic Labor (More
information) |
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Health
Officials and Police Respond to FGM in |
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Combating
Domestic Violence: Ukrainian and International Experience (More
information) |
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Religious
Leaders Learn to Identify and Respond to Domestic Violence (More
information) ·
ABA
Sets New Standards for Lawyers Representing Domestic Violence Victims (More
information) ·
Supreme
Court to Hear Domestic Violence Homicide Case (More
information) ·
The
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The
General Federation of Women's Clubs in US Dedicates a Special Project to
Domestic Violence and Teens (More
information) |
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New Research and Reports
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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 the
former Soviet Union (FSU), Current staff members of Minnesota Advocates for Human
Rights involved with the development of STOPVAW include Angela Bortel, Mary Ellingen, Mary Ellison, Mary Hunt,
Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, and For more information about STOPVAW, please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@mnadvocates.org. |
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