Violence Against Women Monitor - February 2011

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Stop Violence Against Women Website

 

The Violence Against Women Monitor

A publication of The Advocates for Human Rights

 

February 2011

 

STOPVAW Website News

 

 

International and Regional News

 

National News

 

New Research

and Reports

 

Expert’s Corner: Predominant Aggressor Legislation: Protecting Victims in Domestic Violence Cases

 

New UN Women's Head Lays Out 100-Day Action Plan

  Czech Republic

Iraq: New Report on Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation, and Prostitution of Women and Girls

New StopVAW Pages: Maltreatment of Widows

 

UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women to Conduct Fact-Finding Visit to the United States

  Fiji

Haiti: Two Reports Released Documenting the Increase in Sexual Assault

Updated StopVAW Pages: Hungary Country pages

 

Call for Good Practices to Prevent Violence Against Women

  Mauritania

Ireland: Two New Reports Examine the Work of Rape Crisis Centers and Set Guidelines for Supporting Rape Victims

 

 

 

 

Call for Information for 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report

  Zambia

 

 

 

 

 

United Nations: UNSC Resolution Addressing Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict Passes Unanimously

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

STOPVAW Website News

Expert’s Corner

Predominant Aggressor Legislation: Protecting Victims in Domestic Violence Cases (More information)

New StopVAW Pages

As of February, 2011, in the Global Gender Issues section, new pages on Maltreatment of Widows have been created. (More information)

Updated StopVAW Pages

As of February, 2011, the pages for the country of Hungary have been updated. (More information)

 

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International and Regional News

New UN Women's Head Lays Out 100-Day Action Plan

24 January 2011 - The head of the new United Nations agency promoting women’s rights and full participation in global affairs laid out a 100-day action plan today, embracing a full spectrum of issues from supporting national partners to promoting coherence within the UN system. (More information)

UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women to Conduct Fact-Finding Visit to the United States

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Rashida Manjoo, will conduct an official fact-finding mission to the United States of America from the 24th of January to the 7th of February, 2011. (More information)

Call for Good Practices to Prevent Violence Against Women

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. (More information)

Call for Information for 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report

U.S. Department of State - Office to Monitor & Combat Trafficking in Persons. (More information)

United Nations: UNSC Resolution Addressing Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict Passes Unanimously

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1960 was passed unanimously on December 16, 2010. Resolution 1960, sponsored by the U.S. and 30 other states, addresses sexual violence in conflict situations. (More information)

 

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National News

  Czech Republic

  • Czech Republic: 30% Increase in Eviction of Perpetrators of Domestic Violence (More information)

  Fiji

  • Fiji: Study Finds New Information on Injuries from Domestic Violence (More information)

  Mauritania

  Zambia

 

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New Research and Reports

Iraq: New Report on Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation, and Prostitution of Women and Girls

During the last three years, the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) has been exploring the problem of trafficking of women and girls in Iraq. (More information)

Haiti: Two Reports Released Documenting the Increase in Sexual Assault

Recently, there have been two reports released documenting the prevalence of sexual assault in Haiti. (More information)

Ireland: Two New Reports Examine the Work of Rape Crisis Centers and Set Guidelines for Supporting Rape Victims

The Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI), an information center on sexual violence and the representative body for Rape Crisis Centres in Ireland, recently released two important publications on sexual violence. (More information)

 

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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.

 

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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, Beatriz Menanteau, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, Kathy Seipp, and Cheryl Thomas. Current interns and volunteers include: Annette Dias, Kelly Heitz, Casey Schultz, and Shiveta Vaid.

 

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

 

 

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