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	Stop Violence Against Women Website The Violence Against Women Monitor A publication of The Advocates for Human Rights August 2010
STOPVAW Website News	International and Regional News	National News	New Research and Reports
Expert’s Corner: International and Governmental Organizations Work to Monitor and Implement Laws on Violence against Women and Girls	United Nations: Working Paper on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence Against Women Displaced by Conflict is Released	Argentina	Kenya: Report Examines Women's Experiences in Nairobi Slums
New StopVAW pages: Domestic Violence in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Communities:	United Nations Creates New Structure for Empowerment of Women	Brazil	Latin America: Report Reveals Insufficient Housing Forces Many Women to Remain in Abusive Homes
New StopVAW pages: Drafting Laws on Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls		Colombia
New StopVAW pages: Drafting Laws on Female Genital Mutilation		France
New StopVAW pages: Advocating for New Laws or the Reform of Existing Laws on Violence Against Women and Girls		India
Updated StopVAW pages: Slovenia Country pages		Montenegro
		Nepal
		USA

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

STOPVAW Website News

Expert’s Corner

International and Governmental Organizations Work to Monitor and Implement Laws on Violence against Women and Girls (More information)

New StopVAW page

As of July 2010, in the Domestic Violence section, a new page on Domestic Violence in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Communities has been created. (More information)

New StopVAW pages

As of July 2010, in the Trafficking in Women section, new pages on Drafting Laws on Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls have been created. (More information)

New StopVAW pages

As of July 2010, in the Global Gender Issues section, new pages on Drafting Laws on Female Genital Mutilation have been created. (More information)

New StopVAW pages

As of July 2010, in the Advocacy Tools section, new pages on Advocating for New Laws or the Reform of Existing Laws on Violence Against Women and Girls have been created. (More information)

Updated StopVAW pages

As of July 2010, the pages for the country of Slovenia have been updated. (More information)

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International and Regional News

United Nations: Working Paper on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence Against Women Displaced by Conflict is Released

As the tenth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security nears, a newly established UN Civil Society Advisory Group on Women, Peace, and Security has released several working papers on topics related to Resolution 1325. (More information)

United Nations Creates New Structure for Empowerment of Women

In an historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously today to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide. (More information)

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National News

Argentina

· Argentina: Increase in Number of Women Killed as a Result of Domestic Violence (More information)

Brazil

· Brazil: New Study Finds 10 Women Killed Daily Due to Domestic Violence (More information)

Colombia

· Colombia: MADRE Shadow Report to UN Reveals Women’s Human Rights Abuses (More information)

France

· France: Parliament Criminalizes Psychological Violence (More information)

India

· India: Safe City Free of Violence Against Women and Girls Survey Results Released (More information)

· India: NGO Requests Protection for Controversial Marriages (More information)

Montenegro

· Forum for Dialogue with Civil Society in the Field of Gender Equality (More information)

· The First Semester of Women’s Studies Program 2010 Finished (More information)

· Cycle of Trainings for Women from Political Parties (More information)

· Community Café Events on Domestic Violence (More information)

· Cetinje’s Forum on "Women, Peace and Security" (More information)

· Consultations between European Commission Enlargement DG and Representatives from International and Non-governmental Organizations (More information)

· Strategic Planning for the Roma Women's Network “FIRST” (More information)

Nepal

· Nepal: Government Complicit in Human Trafficking (More information)

USA

· USA: Initiative Increases Domestic Violence Health Screenings in Indian Communities (More information)

· USA: Court Rules that Guatemalan Woman may Seek Asylum (More information)

· Illinois, USA: Human Rights Watch Finds Majority of Rape Kits Never Tested (More information)

· USA: Three States Strengthen Protections for Domestic Violence Victims (More information)

· USA: Texas Detention Center Guard Accused of Sexual Abuse (More information)

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New Research and Reports

Kenya: Report Examines Women's Experiences in Nairobi Slums

Amnesty International has released a report documenting women’s experiences living in Kenyan slums. The report, entitled “Insecurity and Indignity: Women's experiences in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya,” states that "women and girls in Nairobi's slums live under the constant threat of sexual violence." (More information)

Latin America: Report Reveals Insufficient Housing Forces Many Women to Remain in Abusive Homes

A report released by the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, a Geneva-based international watchdog focused on housing rights, indicates many women – possibly hundreds of thousands – remain with abusive partners because they do not have alternative housing options. The report, based on interviews with women in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia, highlights the lack of short- and long-term housing for women seeking to leave abusive relationships.(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 Anna Donnelly, Mary Ellingen, Mary Ellison, Beatriz Menanteau, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, Kathy Seipp, and Cheryl Thomas. Current interns and volunteers include Emily Buehler, Greger Calhan, Laura Danielson, and Jenny Singleton.

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