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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
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New Report
Examines International Courts' Decisions on Important Cases of Violence
Against Women
A
new report, “Summaries of Jurisprudence: Gender-based Violence,” has been
released by the Center for Justice and International Law. The report provides
jurisprudential research on the judgments, reports, and decisions of selected
paradigmatic cases which generated a significant response from international
human rights organs. (More
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Resource Update: UN Women's Global
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UNIFEM Releases Publication
“Formulating National Action Plans to End Violence Against Women & Girls”
UNIFEM,
part of UN Women, has released an introductory brief on formulating National
Action Plans from its Ending Violence Against Women Section. (More
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New Research and Reports
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New Website "Hot Peach
Pages" Provides Domestic Violence Information to Women Around the World
Hot
Peach Pages is a comprehensive online resource with the goal of listing
domestic violence agencies in every country of the world and providing
domestic violence information in as many languages as possible. (More information) |
Report “Silent No More” Released on the Potential of the
Church to Prevent Sexual Violence
Tearfund
has released a report called “Silent No More” that addresses the untapped
power of the church to stop sexual violence. (More
information) |
Report
Examining "Re-Trafficking" Released by the International
Organization for Migration A report examining the incidence, causes, and consequences of re-trafficking was released by the International Organization for Migration on February 18, 2011. (More information) |
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