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Stop Violence Against Women Website The Violence Against Women Monitor A publication of The Advocates for Human Rights June 2009 |
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International and Regional News |
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European
Parliament Passes Resolution Combating Female Genital Mutilation in the
European Union |
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Study Highlights
Failings in Prosecution of Rape Cases in the European Union |
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Sexual Assault Law and Policy, Protocols and Policies |
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National VAW Monitors
who contributed to this month’s newsletter include:
STOPVAW Website News
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New StopVAW page:
As
of 11 May 2009, a new page on Officer-Involved Domestic Violence has been
added. (More
information) |
Updated StopVAW page:
As
of 28 May 2009, for the Sexual Assault section, the page on Law and Policy
has been updated. (More
information) |
Updated StopVAW page:
As
of 30 April 2009, for the Sexual Assault section, the page on Protocols and
Policies has been updated. (More
information) |
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International and Regional News
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European Parliament Passes
Resolution Combating Female Genital Mutilation in the European Union
The
European Parliament passed a resolution on March 24th, 2009, to fight female
genital mutilation in the EU. (More
information) |
New Project
to Address Domestic Violence in South Baltic
The
Network of East-West Women, Kretinga Women’s Information and |
Council of
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National News
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Karzai
Pledges Changes to Shia Personal Status Law (More
information) |
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RA
Council’s Meeting on Actions Directed to Improve the Status of Women in ·
U.S.
Ambassador in the National Assembly (More
information) ·
Violence
Against Women: The Council of Europe Takes Its Campaign to a New Level (More
information) ·
OSCE
Special Representative Meets Armenian Officials to Discuss Priorities in
Fight Against Human Trafficking (More
information) ·
Joyless
Days Are Expected for “Night Butterflies” (More
information) ·
Ex-Soviet
Countries’ Women Trafficking Net Revealed (More
information) ·
US
Ambassador to Armenia Marks Positive Work of Armenian Authorities in
Combating Trafficking (More
information) |
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Australian
Government Reacts to Release of Report on Domestic Violence (More
information) |
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Sexual
Violence Worsens in ·
Continuing
Brutality and Violence Against Women and Girls in the Democratic Republic of
Congo (More
information) |
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Mauritanian
Law: Victims of Sexual Assault May Be Imprisoned (More
information) |
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UN
Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Releases Report on |
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Ten
Villages in Western Niger Denounce Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (More information) |
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Threats
against Women on the Rise as Militancy Spreads in ·
More
Shelters for Women to Be Established In Pakistan (More
information) |
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UN
Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women: ·
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Slovak
Romani Women Victims of Forced Sterilization Win Damages from the European
Court of Human Rights (More
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Each
State in United States Graded on How Well It Protects Victims of Teen Dating
Violence (More
information) ·
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United
States Congress Considers Bold Legislation to Combat Child Marriage (More information) |
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Venezuela
Hosts UNDP Conference on Violence Against Women (More
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New Research and Reports
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New Report: Sexual Violence
Research Agenda
The
Sexual Violence Research Initiative recently published the Sexual Violence
Research Agenda explaining its aim, objectives, activities, and key focus
areas. The agenda was created for policy makers, researchers, and advocates
to help identify study questions, create funding programs, and develop
effective sexual violence services. (More information) |
Study
Highlights Failings in Prosecution of Rape Cases in the European Union
The
Child & Woman Abuse Studies Unit has concluded a new study on rape
reporting and prosecution in the European Union. The study is a
follow-up to a previous report, “Rape: Still a forgotten issue,” which
examined the issue of attrition in reported rape cases and the lack of
reliable statistics on rape in many European countries. (More information) |
Secretary-General:
Security Council Should Expand Report Framework to Include Sexual Violence
Against Children
Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon urged the UN Security Council to take steps against State and
non-State parties that recruit child soldiers and kill, rape, maim and abduct
children in armed conflict. (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. 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), Current staff members of The Advocates for Human Rights
involved with the development of STOPVAW include,
Mary Ellingen, Mary Ellison, Mary Hunt, Beatriz Menanteau, Rosalyn Park,
Robin Phillips, and For more information about STOPVAW, please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@mnadvocates.org. |
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