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Expert’s Corner: Can a Petitioner
Violate Her Own Order for Protection?
Advocates
and lawyers in the United States are often asked to consider this question
about Minnesota law. This memo concludes that a petitioner cannot violate her
own order for protection. (More
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Updated Page: Sample National
Domestic Violence Laws
As
of May 2008, the Sample National Domestic Violence Laws page has been
updated. (More
information) |
Updated Page: Domestic Violence:
Council of Europe
As
of May 2008, the Domestic Violence: Council of Europe page has been updated.
(More information) |
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International and Regional News
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UN Will
Investigate Report of Sexual Abuse by Peacekeepers
Secretary
General Ban Ki-Moon has said the United Nations will investigate allegations
in a report just released by Save the Children UK that U.N. peacekeeping
troops have been involved in sexual exploitation and abuse of children. (More
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UN Human Rights Expert on Violence against Women to Visit
Tajikistan
Prof. Yakin Ertürk, the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences, will conduct an official visit to Tajikistan, at the invitation of the Government, from 15 to 23 May 2008. (More information) |
UN Special Rapporteur on Violence
against Women Concludes Visit to Tajikistan
The
Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women conducted an official visit to
Tajikistan. She visited Dushanbe, Khujand, Kurgan-Tyube, Bobodjon Gafurovskiy
and Vakhdat districts. She will submit a full report to the government and
Human Rights Council. (More
information) |
Nordic Baltic Network Plans
Continued Work to Help Women Victims of Trafficking
On
15 and 16 May 2008, the Nordic Baltic Network held its fourth meeting in
Tallinn, Estonia. The Network is a three-year pilot project that brings
together government and NGO experts from all eight Nordic and Baltic
countries, seeking to improve assistance and support to women victims of sex
trafficking. (More
information) |
Women's Groups Push for
Gender-Sensitive Budgets
Increasingly,
countries throughout the world are voluntarily dedicating sections of their
national budget to women and issues that directly impact women.
Currently, from 50-70 countries have earmarked funds for gender-related
issues. But for many women's groups, this is not enough. (More
information) |
Nominations Sought for 2008 UN
Human Rights Prize
The
office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights announced on 4 April that
it is seeking nominations for the 2008 United Nations Prize in the Field of
Human Rights. (More
information) |
UN Committee against Torture Hears
Response of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The
Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to questions raised by Committee Experts on
the second periodic report of that country on how it is implementing the
provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment. (More
information) |
UN Human Rights Committee Releases Concluding Observations
on Macedonia's Periodic Report under the ICCPR
The
Human Rights Commission of the United Nations recently released its
Concluding Observations on Macedonia's compliance with the ICCPR. (More
information) |
UN Expert Group Meets to Examine
Best Practices for Global Violence against Women Legislation
From
May 26 through 28, international experts on legislation on violence against
women will be meeting to study different legislative and legal approaches,
use lessons learned from previous approaches, and recommend best practices
based upon experience. (More
information) |
UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Issues Annual
Call for Proposals
The
United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, managed by UNIFEM on
behalf of the UN system, issued its 2008 global annual call for proposals to
support national and local initiatives working to end violence against women
in the developing world and countries in transition on 28 April 2008. (More
information) |
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National News
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New Research and Reports
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Sexual Abuse of Children by Aid Workers and UN
Peacekeepers Too Often Unreported
A
new report released today by Save the Children UK shows that children living
in conflict-affected countries fear to report sexual exploitation and abuse
by UN peacekeeping troops and humanitarian aid workers. (More
information) |
CEDAW Interactive Benchbook
To
provide guidance on CEDAW, author Amparita S. Sta. Maria and others undertook
to write a Benchbook of CEDAW to assist judges in correctly applying the
Convention. (More
information) |
Open Society Institute Invites
Innovative Thinkers to Confront Global Challenges
The
Open Society Institute today launched a fellowship program to enable
outstanding individuals from around the world to pursue projects that will
inspire meaningful debate and shape public policy. (More
information) |
An Introduction to Human
Trafficking: Vulnerability, Impact, and Action
In
preparation for the Vienna Forum in February 2008, UN GIFT prepared a report
on human trafficking, based on three working papers. The papers each
consider one of three important aspects of trafficking: vulnerability,
impact, and action. (More
information) |
Afghanistan: Violence Against
Women Primary Database
Combining
anecdotal evidence from various regions of Afghanistan, the report examines
evidence from the Violence Against Women (VAW) primary database and UNAMA
statistics and analysis. (More
information) |
Contesting Patriarchy and Rape
Culture in the Wake of the Jacob Zuma Rape Trial
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Joining Forces to End Trafficking: A Multi-National
Approach
Isha
L’Isha, an Israeli NGO focused on human trafficking, hosted a ten-day seminar
in Israel from March 23rd through April 3. (More
information) |
The Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking Background
Paper: Profiling the Traffickers
The
background paper, prepared in Vienna, outlines the need for greater analysis
of those engaged in trafficking, in order to improve the ability of law
enforcement and others to recognize, deter, intercept and prosecute
traffickers. (More
information) |
New Report Highlights the Gender
Dimensions of Urbanisation: Violence against Women Rampant in Urban Slums
Across the World
The
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions has released a new report, entitled, Slums
and Urbanisation: Examining the Causes and Consequences. The report finds
that urbanization is not a gender-neutral phenomenon and that violence
against women is rampant in urban slums across the world. (More
information) |
Upcoming Karat Training on
Optional Protocol to CEDAW
KARAT
Coalition together with project partners in Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and
Ukraine invites applications for participation in the training on the
Optional Protocol to CEDAW which will take place in Warsaw, Poland, on 10-13
September 2008. (More
information) |
New Report Released on Internally
Displaced Women and Girls
The
Internal Displacement Monitoring Center of the Norwegian Refugee Council has
released a new report. Although displaced people have a greater risk of
facing human rights violations, women and girls are the most marginalized
within the displaced people’s community. (More
information) |
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The Stop Violence Against Women website (STOPVAW) is a forum for information, advocacy and change. The 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 former Soviet Union (FSU), Mongolia, and the U.N. Protectorate of Kosovo. STOPVAW was developed with support from and in consultation with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the Open Society Institute's Network Women's Program. This site addresses violence against women as one of the most pervasive human rights abuses worldwide. STOPVAW provides women's rights advocates with information and advocacy tools focused on ending the most endemic forms of violence against women in the region, including domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment and trafficking in persons. Current staff members of The 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@advrights.org. |
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