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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.
STOPVAW Website News
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New StopVAW Page: Drafting Legislation on Dowry-Related
Violence
As
of June, 2011, in the Global Gender Issues section on Dowry-Related Violence,
new pages on Drafting Legislation on Dowry-Related Violence have been
created. (More
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New StopVAW Page: Government and
NGO Response to Women and Armed Conflict
As
of June, 2011, in the Global Gender Issues section on Women and Armed
Conflict, a new page on Government and NGO Response has been created. (More
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Updated StopVAW Pages:
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New Research and Reports
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New Report Examines Trafficking
Among Roma
The
European Roma Rights Centre and People in Need released a report in March,
2011, examining human trafficking among Roma in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic,
Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. (More
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New Resource: NGOConnect.Net
A
new resource in NGO communication and development is now available:
NGOConnect.Net. (More
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New Report from the World Health Organization: Increased
Efforts to Eliminate FGM
Though
recent studies suggest that the harmful practice of female genital mutilation
is on the decline, other troubling trends have become evident in the past few
years. (More
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Monitor are also available on the website at http://www.stopvaw.org/The_VAW_Monitor.html.
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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, and For more information about STOPVAW, please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@advrights.org. |
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