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Stop Violence Against Women -
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National
VAW Monitors who contributed to this month’s newsletter include:
Is
your country in the process of drafting or amending a domestic violence law?
The
Advocates for Human Rights provides commentary to laws and amendments on
domestic violence upon request.
See
examples of our Commentary on National Laws here.
To
request commentary or to inquire further, please contact Cheryl Thomas at cthomas@advrights.org.
STOPVAW Website News
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Updated StopVAW pages
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International and Regional News
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Craigslist Pulls Adult Services Section
From International Sites Amid Pressure About Human Trafficking
Craigslist
has removed the 'adult services' section from its international sites shortly
after pulling the section from its U.S site earlier this year amid scrutiny
about human trafficking. (More
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United
Nations: Call for Proposals to End Violence Against Women
The
UN Trust Fund recently kicked off its yearly global call for program
proposals that include country-level endeavors to end violence against women
and girls. (More
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United
Nations: UNIFEM Launches "Safe Cities" Program to End Urban
Violence Against Women and Girls
On
22 November 2010, UNIFEM announced the launch of its Global Safe Cities Free
of Violence Against Women and Girls Program at the Third International
Conference on Women's Safety in |
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National News
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Democratic
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New Research and Reports
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Report
Examines the Relationship Between Violence Against Women and Higher Rates of
Women Living with HIV/AIDS
The
Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy has published a report examining the
relationship between gender violence and women’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. (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:
Anna Donnelly, Mary Ellingen, Beatriz Menanteau, Rosalyn Park, Robin
Phillips, Kathy Seipp, and For more information about STOPVAW, please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@advrights.org. |
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