Violence Against Women Monitor - March 2011

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The Violence Against Women Monitor

A publication of The Advocates for Human Rights

 

March 2011

 

STOPVAW Website News

 

 

International and Regional News

 

National News

 

New Research

and Reports

 

New StopVAW page: Sex Trafficking in Latvia

 

European Union: Report Examines Ethnic Minority and Romani Women's Experiences With Domestic Violence Services

 Afghanistan

Study Exposes the Sexual Exploitation of Immigrant Women Working in the U.S. Food System

 

 

 

Bangladesh, India, and Cambodia: Report Shows Acid Violence is a Form of Gender-Based Violence

 Côte d’Ivoire

United States: Minnesota Femicide Report Released for 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 Democratic Republic of Congo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Ethiopia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Guatemala

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Iran

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pakistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Serbia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Syria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 United States

 

 

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

 

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

New StopVAW page:

For the country of Latvia, a new page on Sex Trafficking in Latvia has been created in the Legislative Trends section. (More information)

 

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International and Regional News

European Union: Report Examines Ethnic Minority and Romani Women's Experiences With Domestic Violence Services

A report examining the experiences of ethnic minority women and Romani women in accessing domestic violence services in four European Union countries was released in November 2010. (More information)

Bangladesh, India, and Cambodia: Report Shows Acid Violence is a Form of Gender-Based Violence

A new report, “Combating Acid Violence in Bangladesh, India, and Cambodia,” was released by the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School, the New York City Bar Association, the Cornell International Human Rights Clinic, and Virtue Foundation. (More information)

 

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National News

 Afghanistan

·          Afghanistan: Women Shelters Endangered as Government Threatens to Take Control (More information)

 Côte d’Ivoire

·          Côte d'Ivoire: UN Envoy Urges Protection from Sexual Violence (More information)

 Democratic Republic of Congo

·          Democratic Republic of Congo: UN Finds Many More Rape Victims (More information)

 Ethiopia

·          Ethiopia: FGM Outlawed in Two Pastoral Communities (More information)

 Guatemala

·          Guatemala: Women Suffer From High Levels of Sexual Violence (More information)

 Iran

·          Iran: Stoning Executions Continue Despite Moratorium (More information)

 Pakistan

·          Pakistan: Violence Against Women Rose in 2009; Hundreds Die From “Honor” Killings (More information)

 Serbia

·          Data on Femicide - Serbia: 2010 (More information)

 Syria

·          Syria: "Honor" Killing Sentence Increased (More information)

 United States

·          United States: Sexual Assault Victims in the Military Seek Justice (More information)

·          United States: Department of Defense Releases Service Academies’ Self-Assessment on Sexual Harassment (More information)

 

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New Research and Reports

Study Exposes the Sexual Exploitation of Immigrant Women Working in the U.S. Food System

A report, released by the Southern Poverty Law Center sheds light on the exploitative nature of U.S. agribusiness, specifically the plight of undocumented immigrant women subjected to rape and sexual harassment while working at farms and meat processing plants. (More information)

United States: Minnesota Femicide Report Released for 2010

The Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women released its annual Femicide Report for 2010. The report outlines homicide statistics over the past 10 years and indicates an increase in femicide from 2009. (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, Beatriz Menanteau, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, Kathy Seipp, and Cheryl Thomas. Current interns and volunteers include Lisa Dailey, Casey Schultz, Polina Brodik, Annette Dias, Hanan Lohr, and Leah Rogotzke.

 

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