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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
Countries
Work to Monitor and Implement Laws on Violence against Women and Girls (More
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New StopVAW Pages
As
of March, 2010, in the Global Gender Issues section, new pages on Female
Genital Mutilation have been created. (More information) |
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International and Regional News
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UN Special Representative Works to
Combat Rape in Conflict Situations
Although
her position does not officially begin until April, recently appointed UN
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom has
already begun visiting conflict zones around the world. (More
information) |
3 Million Girls Each Year at Risk of Female Genital
Mutilation: UNFPA
Three
million girls worldwide are at risk of undergoing genital mutilation every
year, the United Nations Population Fund said last month. (More
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Gendercide: At Least 100 Million
Girls Have Disappeared Through Sex-Selective Abortions
For
every 100 girls born in northern |
UNIFEM Launches Global Virtual
Knowledge Centre to End Violence against Women and Girls
The
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has launched a Global
Virtual Knowledge Centre, www.endvawnow.org, a one-stop resource center for
policymakers and advocates working to end violence against women worldwide. (More
information) |
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National News
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New Research and Reports
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Amnesty International Report
Highlights Rape Law Shortcomings in Nordic Countries
Amnesty
International recently released a report analyzing the legal framework for
handling rape cases in |
Global Campaign to Stop Killing
and Stoning Women Releases Report: "No Justice in Justifications"
The
Global Campaign to Stop Killing and Stoning Women, in partnership with
organizations from Senegal, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran,
and Sudan, has recently published a briefing paper titled “No Justice in
Justifications: Violence Against Women in the Name of Culture, Religion, and
Tradition.” (More
information) |
USAID Health Policy Initiative
Releases Two Manuals on Gender-based Violence for Religious Communities
USAID
Health Policy Initiative has released two manuals aimed at raising awareness
and educating religious leaders and communities about gender-based violence.
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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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