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STOPVAW Website News
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New StopVAW
Page: Morocco Country Page
As
of 25 September 2008, a page on |
New StopVAW Page: Femicide
As
of 4 September 2008, a page on Femicide has been added to StopVAW. (More information) |
New StopVAW
Page: Lobbying and Legal Reform
As
of 26 September 2008, a page on Lobbying and Legal Reform has been added to
StopVAW. (More
information) |
New StopVAW Page: CEDAW
Decisions
As
of 24 September 2008, a page on CEDAW Decisions has been added to StopVAW. (More information) |
Updated
StopVAW Pages:
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Updated
StopVAW Page:
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Updated
StopVAW Page: Estonia Main Page
As
of September 2008, the |
Updated
StopVAW Page: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women
As
of 24 September 2008, the page on the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination against Women (Women’s Convention) has been updated.
(More
information) |
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International and Regional News
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Religious
Leaders of Different Faiths “Say NO to Violence Against Women”
Religious
leaders from three continents and at least five major religions came together
to support the United Nations Development Fund for Women’s “Say NO to
Violence against Women” campaign. (More
information) |
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United
Nations Human Rights Council Discusses Integration of Gender Perspective
This
annual discussion was an opportunity to examine the progress made in ensuring
that a gender perspective was integrated in all activities of the Human
Rights Council. (More
information) |
United
Nations General Assembly's Third Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms
The
U.N. General Assembly’s Third Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms
occurred in |
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The Costs
of Marital Rape in
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Finding a
Difficult Balance: Human Rights, Law Enforcement and Cyber Violence against
Women
Access
to information and communications technologies (ICTs) has ushered in a new
set of dilemmas confronting organizations that are committed to ending
gender-based violence. (More
information) |
Violence
against Women in
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International
Service for Human Rights Launches New Website
On
8 September, 2008, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) launched
a new website. (More
information) |
New Plans
on Equality, Employment Law and Social Standards Debated
Presenting
"the largest package ever submitted by the Commission" to
Parliament, Commissioner Vladimír Špidla, responsible for Employment, Social
Affairs and Equal Opportunities, stressed that "the 18 measures
represent a first step towards the aim to share and strengthen Europe's
social dimension". (More
information) |
New UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights Takes Up Her Post
Navi
Pillay officially began her four-year term as the top UN human rights
official on Monday. (More
information) |
African
Ministers Fine-tune AU Gender Policy Draft
African
Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Ping said that the final draft of the
AU gender policy had been completed after extensive consultations with
experts and civil society organisations. (More
information) |
No Aid
Effectiveness without Gender Equality
At
the start of 3rd High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, the United Nations
Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM, and the European Commission call for
strengthened efforts to address gender inequalities in a quest to end global
poverty. (More
information) |
FRIDE
Releases Publication on Accountability for Sexual Crimes in Post-conflict
Situations
Justice
for Women: Seeking Accountability for Sexual Crimes in Post-conflict
Situations
discusses the key points of debate discussed at a meeting held to explore
justice for women. (More
information) |
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New Research and Reports
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Committee
on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Releases Report on
The
United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
released draft observations on eliminating discrimination against women in |
U.N.
Reports on Human Rights Situation in
The
United Nations Human Rights Council issued a report in May concerning the
human rights situation in |
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The
Population Reference Bureau Publishes Chart on Female Genital Mutilation
Trends
Many
non-governmental organizations, individual researchers, governments and
organizations combined efforts to publish a new chart documenting trends in
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). (More
information) |
Comments on
U.N. Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners: A Focus on Violence against Women
A
report issued by the Quaker United Nations Office in June 2008 provides
commentary on the United Nations standard minimum rules for the treatment of
prisoners. Specifically, this report focuses on women in prison. (More
information) |
Committee
on the Rights of the Child Reports on the Girl Child in
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June 2008 |
UNIFEM
Releases World's Women Progress Report: "Who Answers to Women? Gender
and Accountability"
Stronger
accountability is needed to move from commitments to results, including
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Women must be included in
all oversight processes; gender equality must become standard against which
public performance is assessed. |
Report
Released on Intimate Partner Violence in
The
NYC Health Department today released a comprehensive report chronicling the
tragic and persistent problem of intimate partner violence. (More
information) |
The
Advocates Releases Sex Trafficking Needs Assessment for the State of
At
the request of the State of |
New Report
on Hidden Costs of Being a Child Bride
The
World Vision report issues information on 15 countries where girls are most
frequently married at a young age. The article states that poverty,
orphanhood, culture, and religion are all factors that influence the
prevalence of child brides. (More
information) |
Amnesty
International
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Amnesty
International Releases Research Suggesting Modern-Day Slave Trade Extends
across
New
research suggests that people trafficking - the modern-day equivalent of the
slave trade - is occurring around |
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Study Reveals Girl War Survivors Vulnerable to HIV Plan, an international development agency that focuses on
children in developing countries, presented a study revealing that girls who
survived war were particularly vulnerable to HIV for a number of reasons. (More
information) |
Violence
Linked to Rapid Rise of AIDS in Women
The
prevalence of AIDS is rising across the globe, but the rate of women’s
infections is rising at a faster rate than men’s in many countries, according
to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 29 July report. (More
information) |
American
Youth Violence in Relationships and Dating Studied
Three
United States studies released in July examine youth violence in
relationships and dating. (More
information) |
CEDAW
Concluding Observations for
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Concluding
Observations from the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination:
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its observations addressed to the |
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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, For more information about STOPVAW, please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@mnadvocates.org. |
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