Violence Against Women Monitor - June 2009

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The Violence Against Women Monitor

A publication of The Advocates for Human Rights

 

June 2009

 

STOPVAW Website News

 

 

International and Regional News

 

National News

 

New Research

and Reports

 

New StopVAW page: Officer-Involved Domestic Violence

European Parliament Passes Resolution Combating Female Genital Mutilation in the European Union

 Afghanistan

New Report: Sexual Violence Research Agenda

Updated StopVAW page:

Sexual Assault Law and Policy

 

 

New Project to Address Domestic Violence in South Baltic

 Armenia

Study Highlights Failings in Prosecution of Rape Cases in the European Union

Updated StopVAW page:

Sexual Assault Law and Policy, Protocols and Policies

 

 

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Calls for Prohibition and Penalisation of Gender-Based Human Rights Violations

 Australia

Secretary-General: Security Council Should Expand Report Framework to Include Sexual Violence Against Children

 

 

 

 

 

 Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

See full size image Congo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Kenya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Mauritania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Moldova

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Niger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pakistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Saudi Arabia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Slovakia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Tajikistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Venezuela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National VAW Monitors who contributed to this month’s newsletter include: Armenia.

 

 

 

 

STOPVAW Website News

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

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 Training Center and The Women’s Shelter of Karlshamn and Blagosemya will address the problems and challenges of domestic violence specific to the South Baltic in a two-year project. (More information)

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Calls for Prohibition and Penalisation of Gender-Based Human Rights Violations

In a resolution adopted today, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe invited the member states to adapt their national legislation in order to prohibit and penalise forced marriages, female genital mutilation and any other gender-based violations of human rights, encouraging them to prosecute abductions, illegal confinements and forced returns of women or girls to their countries of origin. (More information)

 

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National News

 Afghanistan

·          Karzai Pledges Changes to Shia Personal Status Law (More information)

 Armenia

 

·          RA Council’s Meeting on Actions Directed to Improve the Status of Women in Armenia (More information)

·          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)

 Australia

·          Australian Government Reacts to Release of Report on Domestic Violence (More information)

 Colombia

·          Colombia: Prosecutions for Rape as a Weapon of War Increase (More information)

 Congo

·          Sexual Violence Worsens in Eastern Congo (More information)

·          Continuing Brutality and Violence Against Women and Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo (More information)

 Kenya

·          Institute of Development Studies Releases Recommendations for Reducing Violence Against Women in Kenya (More information)

 Mauritania

·          Mauritanian Law: Victims of Sexual Assault May Be Imprisoned (More information)

 Moldova

·          UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Releases Report on Moldova (More information)

 Niger

·          Ten Villages in Western Niger Denounce Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (More information)

 Pakistan

·          Threats against Women on the Rise as Militancy Spreads in Pakistan (More information)

·          More Shelters for Women to Be Established In Pakistan (More information)

 Saudi Arabia

·          UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women: Saudi Arabia (More information)

·          Saudi Arabia: Forced Marriage of Young Girl Has Ended (More information)

 Slovakia

·          Slovak Romani Women Victims of Forced Sterilization Win Damages from the European Court of Human Rights (More information)

 Tajikistan

·          Tajikistan: UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Completes Addendum "Mission to Tajikistan" (More information)

 United States

·          New York, USA: Report Finds That New York City Family Courts Endanger Battered Women (More information)

·          United States: Declining Economy Leads to Increase in Domestic Abuse (More information)

·          Each State in United States Graded on How Well It Protects Victims of Teen Dating Violence (More information)

·          USA: Domestic Violence Increases Health Care Costs (More information)

·          United States Congress Considers Bold Legislation to Combat Child Marriage (More information)

 Venezuela

·          Venezuela Hosts UNDP Conference on Violence Against Women (More information)

 

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New Research and Reports

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

 

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, Mary Ellingen, Mary Ellison, Mary Hunt, Beatriz Menanteau, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, and Cheryl Thomas. Current interns and volunteers include Sarah Goodell, Christina Quick, and Mary Rude.

 

For more information about STOPVAW, please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@mnadvocates.org.

 

 

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