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National VAW Monitors
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STOPVAW Website News
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Expert’s Corner
Protecting
the Privacy of Sexual Assault Victims: Evidence of Prior Sexual Conduct (More
information) |
New StopVAW Pages:
As
of August, 2009, in the Global Gender Issues section, new pages on Violence
Against Women and HIV/AIDS have been created. (More
information) |
Updated StopVAW Page:
As
of August 14, 2009, in the Domestic Violence section, the page on Stalking
has been updated. (More
information) |
Updated StopVAW Pages:
As
of August 7, 2009, the Serbia Country Pages have been updated. (More information) |
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International and Regional News
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Increasing Cases of Femicide in
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CEDAW
Committee Announces States to Be Reviewed at the 47th Session
The
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recently
announced that the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women will review certain countries for implementation of the Convention on
the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at the 47th session of the
Committee (More information) |
UN
Secretary-General Demands an End to Sexual Violence in Conflict Areas
On
August 7, 2009, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon,
demanded an international effort to stop armed groups from using sexual violence
as a means to further their political, social, and economic agendas. (More
information) |
Communication
Procedure and Deadline for the Commission on the Status of Women Announced
As
part of its annual program of work, the Commission on the Status of Women of
the Division for the Advancement of Women at the U.N. is receiving
communications related to alleged violations of human rights that affect the
status of women in any country in the world. (More
information) |
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National News
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New Research and Reports
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UNFPA
Releases Report on Female Genital Mutilation
The
United Nations Population Fund recently released a report on the prevalence
of female genital mutilation (FGM). The report analyzes shifting global
patterns of FGM and methods used to eliminate its occurrence. (More
information) |
Toolkit
Developed for African Victims of Domestic Violence in
AkiDwa
has developed a toolkit to aid African victims of domestic violence in |
Secretary
General Releases Report on Sexual Violence in Conflict Areas
On
July 15, 2009, the Secretary-General of the United Nations published a report
detailing situations involving the systematic use of sexual violence against
civilians in conflict areas, as well as recommendations to halt such
atrocities. (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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