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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 pages:
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of September, 2011, in the Global Gender Issues section, new pages on
Forced/Coerced Sterilization have been created. (More
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New StopVaw pages:
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of September, 2011, in the Country Pages section, new pages on the country of
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International and Regional News
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United Nations Representative
Expresses Concern over Reports of Sexual Violence against Women Fleeing
Famine in Horn of
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The Inter-American Commission
on Human Rights Publishes Merits Report on Jessica Lenahan Case
The Inter-American Commission
on Human Rights made public today its merits report on Case No. 12.626,
Jessica Lenahan (formerly Jessica Gonzales), |
Women Fleeing Conflict
Experience Sexual Assault in Horn of
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Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of
Discrimination Against Women Adopts General Recommendation on Women in
Conflict
The
Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women adopted a general recommendation on the protection of women in conflict
and post-conflict situations at its 49th session. The proposed
recommendation will address many kinds of conflict, including international
and non-international armed conflict and internal “disturbances” that may not
be classified as armed conflict. (More
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New Research and Reports
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New Report on Using the Digital Revolution to
combat Female Genital Mutilation in Africa
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new report has been released regarding how youth, new information and
communication technologies have impacted female genital mutilation in |
UN Women Releases New Resource on Prevalence of
Violence against Women
UN Women has released a resource that
contains data on 86 countries concerning the prevalence of violence against
women (VAW). The data on VAW includes physical and sexual violence and
encompasses violence by intimate as well as non-intimate perpetrators.
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New Report: Victims of
Sexual Violence More Likely to Suffer Mental Health Issues
A study in the Journal of the American Medical
Association of over 4,400 women in Australia found that women who had
suffered sexual assault, domestic violence, and/or stalking were between three
and eleven times more likely to have ever suffered from mental health
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New Website Resource:
“Sexual Violence at School and On Campus”
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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
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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:
Mary Ellingen, Beatriz Menanteau, Mary O’Brien, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips,
and For more information about STOPVAW, please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@advrights.org. |
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