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National VAW Monitors
who contributed to this month’s newsletter include:
STOPVAW Website News
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Expert’s Corner
Ukraine
Amends Legislation on Domestic Violence (More
information) |
New StopVAW Page:
As
of July, 2009, in the Domestic Violence section, a new page on Dating
Violence has been added. (More information) |
New StopVAW Pages:
As
of July 28, 2009, in the Global Gender Issues section, new pages on Violence
against Indigenous Women have been added. (More information) |
New StopVAW Pages:
As
of July 2009, in the Global Gender Issues section, new pages on Violence
against Female Environmental Refugees have been added. (More
information) |
Updated StopVAW Pages:
As
of July 17, 2009, the Ukraine Country Pages have been updated. (More information) |
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International and Regional News
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High-Level Colloquium Addresses
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Peace Processes
A
high-level colloquium met in |
Actions
Taken to Stop Conflict-Zone Rape
A
forum on the United Nations’ efforts to stop crimes of conflict-related
sexual violence around the world was held at the Aspen Institute and included
speakers from the U.S. State Department, the European Commission and the
United Nations. (More information) |
Videos
Summarize the Model Framework for Legislation on Violence Against Women
The
United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women website posted three
videos reviewing the model framework for legislation on violence against
women created in the 2008 expert group meeting. (More
information) |
United
Nations Reforms Procedure for Sexual Harassment Complaints
Following
a series of complaints about the United Nations’ current system for
evaluating claims of sexual harassment, the U.N. has announced that a new
system for filing and hearing complaints will take effect on July 1, 2009. (More
information) |
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National News
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New Research and Reports
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UNODC
Releases Report on Trafficking of West African Women
A
recent report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, ”Transnational
Trafficking in West Africa,” highlights the problem of trafficking of West
African women to Europe for forced prostitution. (More
information) |
U.N. Report
Calls for Stricter Laws on Rape in
On
July 8, 2009 the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a
report entitled “Silence Is Violence” in |
EU Agency
Issues Report on Child Trafficking
In
October, 2007, the European Commission asked the European Union Agency for
Fundamental Rights (FRA) to develop a report on the spread of child
trafficking in the EU member states. On July 7, 2009, the FRA released
its report: "Child Trafficking in the EU - Challenges, perspectives and
good practices." (More
information) |
UN Report
Shows Link Between Financial Crisis and Increase in Sex Trafficking in
A
report by the UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP) suggests
that the global financial crisis has led to an increase of women entering the
sex trafficking industry in |
New Report
Highlights Vulnerability of Girls During Migration
Jorge
Bustamante, the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, recently
submitted a report on the protection of children in the context of migration
to the Human Rights Council. In the report, Bustamante points out that
female children are extremely vulnerable to gender-based violence during
migration. (More
information) |
UNODC
Publishes Model Law on Trafficking in Persons
The
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime recently published a model law on
trafficking in persons for use by Member States of the United Nations
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in implementing the Protocol
to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and
Children. (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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