Violence Against Women Monitor - February 2010

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Stop Violence Against Women Website

 

The Violence Against Women Monitor

A publication of The Advocates for Human Rights

 

February 2010

 

STOPVAW Website News

 

 

International and Regional News

 

National News

 

New Research

and Reports

 

Expert’s Corner: Addressing the Tension between the Battered Women’s and Restorative Justice Movements

 

West Africa: Actions against Female Genital Mutilation

 Afghanistan

New Study Sheds Light on Partner Violence and Reproductive Coercion

 

 

 

European Court of Human Rights Holds Cyprus Responsible in Human Trafficking Case

 Armenia

United Nations Releases "Good Practices in Legislation on 'Harmful Practices' Against Women"

 

 

 

 

 

 Azerbaijan

ActionAid Report Analyzes Media Coverage of Violence Against Girls in Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 Bangladesh

Guide Released for Religious Communities on Gender-based Violence and HIV Issues

 

 

 

 

 

 Haiti

Melanesia and East Timor: Regional Report on Violence Against Women Released

 

 

 

 

 

 India

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Montenegro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Spain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Uganda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 United States

 

 

National VAW Monitors who contributed to this month’s newsletter include: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Montenegro.

 

 

 

 

STOPVAW Website News

Expert’s Corner

Addressing the Tension between the Battered Women’s and Restorative Justice Movements (More information)

 

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International and Regional News

West Africa: Actions Against Female Genital Mutilation

Thirty-four Muslim scholars and imams (Muslim religious leaders) in Mauritania signed a fatwa (religious decree) on 12 January 2010 that forbids the centuries-old tradition of female genital mutilation.  (More information)

European Court of Human Rights Holds Cyprus Responsible in Human Trafficking Case

The European Court of Human Rights recently held that the government of Cyprus had violated Articles 4 and 5 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by failing to protect a Russian national from trafficking and exploitation in Cyprus. (More information)

 

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National News

 Afghanistan

·          Afghanistan: Women Turning to Suicide in Greater Numbers to Escape Domestic Violence (More information)

 Armenia

·          Because of Jealousy (More information)

·          Dangerous Passions (More information)

·          Land Problem (More information)

·          Tragedy in Martuni Town (More information)

 Azerbaijan

·          Hearing Held In Ruhana Malikova Case (More information)

·          Seminar on HIV Held for Department on Fight Against Trafficking (More information)

 Bangladesh

·          Bangladesh: Protection Ordered for Rape Victim (More information)

 Haiti

·          Haiti: Women's Rights Leaders Die in Earthquake (More information)

 India

·          India: Authorities Struggle to Enforce Sex Selection Ban (More information)

·          Evaluating India's Domestic Violence Law (More information)

 Indonesia

·          Indonesia: Advocates Seek Justice for Women in Papua Province (More information)

 Montenegro

·          Care Centre for Women and Children Victims of Violence Established in Niksic (More information)

 Philippines

·          Philippines: Toolkit Released to Assess Services Addressing Violence Against Women (More information)

 Spain

·          Spain Records Lowest Number of Domestic Violence Victims Since 2002: New Law Cited (More information)

 Uganda

·          Uganda: Law Proposed to Modernize Marriage and Divorce (More information)

 United States

·          United States: Asset Forfeiture Penalty Creates Harsher Consequences for Human Traffickers (More information)

 

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New Research and Reports

New Study Sheds Light on Partner Violence and Reproductive Coercion

A groundbreaking study on reproductive coercion and birth control sabotage conducted by researchers at the University of California Davis School of Medicine and the Harvard School of Pubic Health has been released. (More information)

United Nations Releases "Good Practices in Legislation on 'Harmful Practices' Against Women"

“Good practices in legislation on ‘harmful practices’ against women,” a report of the expert group meeting organized by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, has been released. (More information)

ActionAid Report Analyzes Media Coverage of Violence Against Girls in Africa

A quarterly report analyzing the media treatment of violence against girls in school in Africa has been released for July-September 2009. (More information)

Guide Released for Religious Communities on Gender-based Violence and HIV Issues

As part of its Health Policy Initiative, USAID has released a guide on gender-based violence and its relation to HIV which is intended to be used as a resource for religious leaders and communities. (More information)

Melanesia and East Timor: Regional Report on Violence Against Women Released

AusAID, the Australian government’s overseas aid program, has released a regional assessment evaluating the effectiveness of current approaches to addressing violence against women in the areas of Melanesia and East Timor. (More information)

 

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Subscribe to The VAW Monitor

The VAW Monitor is a free, monthly newsletter sent out on the first of each month. Printable versions of The VAW Monitor are also available on the website at http://www.stopvaw.org/The_VAW_Monitor.html.

 

To subscribe to The VAW Monitor, please fill out the form provided at http://www.stopvaw.org/The_VAW_Monitor.html.

 

 

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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 Katie Devlaminck, Munazza Humayun, Calleigh McRaith, Alicia Paller-Rzepka, Amanda Pearson, Iryna Postolovska, and Tina Quick.

 

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

 

 

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