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Stop Violence Against Women Website The
Violence Against Women Monitor A publication of The Advocates for Human Rights May 2008 |
National VAW Monitors
who contributed to this month’s newsletter include: Armenia, Lithuania.
STOPVAW Website News
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Expert’s
Corner: Controversy over Orders for Protection Still Occurs in Minnesota
In
a recent issue in Bench & Bar, a monthly publication for Minnesota
lawyers, an article was published entitled, “Orders for Protection:
When the Shield Becomes a Sword.” The authors claimed that the domestic abuse
order for protection was being misused. This letter to the editor provides a
response asserting that the article perpetuates several myths about domestic
violence. (More
information) |
New
Section: Determining the Predominant Aggressor
As
of April 2008, a new section, “Determining the Predominant Aggressor,” has
been added to StopVAW. (More
information) |
Updated
Section: Lithuania Main Page
The
Lithuania main page has been updated. (More information) |
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International and Regional News
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National
Human Rights Institutions to Discuss Increasing Human Rights Protection as
Well as Poverty and Business Practices
Poverty
reduction and the human rights implications of the ways businesses operate
are among a wide range of issues that will be discussed from 14-18 April as
over 144 delegates from 62 national human rights institutions gather in
Geneva for their annual meeting. (More
information) |
Project on
Date Rape in Five Countries
The
Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) has initiated a comparative
project in five countries examining “Date Rape Cases Among Young Women and the
Development of Good Practices for Support and Prevention." (More
information) |
Karat
Accepting New Members from CEE/FSU
The
KARAT Coalition is accepting new members. Members of Karat Coalition are:
organizations and Individuals from Central and Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union. (More
information) |
First World
Conference of Women’s Shelters to Be Held 8-11 September 2008
From
September 8-11, 2008 at the SHAW Conference Centre in Edmonton Alberta, the
Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters will present the first-ever World
Conference of Women’s Shelters featuring 120 presenters from over 35
countries. (More
information) |
First Ever
Pacific Men's Training on Violence Against Women & Gender Equality - 34
Men, 6 Pacific Countries
For
the first time ever, Pacific men came together to discuss and analyse the
issue of violence against women and look at ways of working with women’s
organizations to bring an end to the inequalities faced by women. (More
information) |
Universal
Periodic Review Monitor: Morocco Final Report
The
UPR Monitor is the latest addition to publications by the International
Service for Human Rights (ISHR). It aims to provide timely information on the
new universal periodic review (UPR) of the Human Rights Council (the Council)
by briefly reviewing the main documents provided as the basis for each
country under review, and highlighting the main issues discussed in the
interactive dialogue, the questions put to the State and the recommendations
made. (More
information) |
Inés
Alberdi Appointed as UNIFEM Executive Director
The
appointment of Inés Alberdi of Spain as the new Executive Director of the
United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM, has been announced. (More
information) |
Strengthening
the Protection of Women from Torture
In
honor of International Women’s Day, the International Rehabilitation Council
for Torture Victims (IRCT) joined the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture to
broaden the framework for characterizing and responding to women torture
victims. (More
information) |
Commission
on the Status of Women: Recent Conclusions and Resolutions
From
February 25-March 7, 2008, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) met
for its 52nd Session. This year, the members agreed on six new conclusions
and resolutions. (More
information) |
European
Parliament Adopts Resolution on Situation of Women in Prison
On
March 13, 2008, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the
“particular situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment
of parents on social and family life.” (More
information) |
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National News
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Afghanistan
Armenia
Guatemala
Poland
Uzbekistan
New Research and Reports
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CEDAW
Shadow Report Documents Torture against Canadian Women
A
newly released shadow report, addressing the Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT),
outlines torture of Canadian women by non-state actors. (More information) |
Report on
"Indicators to Measure Violence against Women"
A
2007 report prepared for a UN Expert Group Meeting (which assists the
Commission on the Status of Women) outlines a number of possible indicators
of violence against women, so as to aid states in creating evidence-based
policy. (More
information) |
New Report
on Protection of Women under India's Domestic Violence Act
The
Lawyers Collective Women’s Rights Initiative of India has released a report
that looks back at the history of the Protection of Women from Domestic
Violence Act (PWDVA), highlights best practices, and gauges its gaps in the
law. (More
information) |
New UNHCR
Handbook for Protection of Women and Girls
The
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has recently released a
handbook about violence and state’s obligations to protect women against
these abuses, especially relating to refugees and immigrants. (More
information) |
New Report
Released on Sexual Violence in Darfur
Five
years into the Darfur conflict, women and girls need protection from rape and
brutal attacks still being committed by government forces and armed groups throughout
Darfur, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. (More
information) |
New Film
Series Takes on Culture of Silence on Violence against Women
Violence
against women is the theme of Women on the Frontline, a series of seven films
being broadcast for the first time by BBC World at 1930 GMT to about 300
million households to help peel away the silence surrounding the brutality of
gender-based violence that crosses all borders. (More
information) |
New
Publication on Gender-Based Violence in the Middle East
Save
the Children Sweden has recently published a report entitled
"Gender-Based Sexual Violence Against Teenage Girls in the Middle
East." (More
information) |
New CDC
Study Estimates That a Quarter of US Women Face Domestic Violence
A
recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study showed that
one-quarter of US women have suffered "intimate partner violence"
at some point in their lives, meaning that an estimated 1,200 women are
killed and 2 million more are injured in domestic disputes resulting in
violence each year. (More
information) |
The
Advocates for Human Rights and Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation Launch
New Report on Bulgaria's Domestic Violence Law
The
Advocates for Human Rights and the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation
(BGRF) are pleased to announce the release of a new publication, Implementation
of the Bulgarian Law on Protection against Domestic Violence: A Human Rights
Report. (More
information) |
La Strada
International Releases New Report Directly Linking Trafficking in Women and
the Violation of Women's Rights
On
8 March 2008, International Women's Day, La Strada International, the
European network of human rights organisations active in the prevention of
trafficking in human beings with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe,
presented its report "Violation of women's rights: a cause and
consequence of trafficking in women" and launched a common La Strada
campaign to be implemented in all La Strada countries during 2008. (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 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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