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National
VAW Monitors who contributed to this month’s newsletter include:
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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StopVAW Country Pages Updated:
As
of December, 2011, in the Country Pages section, pages on the country of |
StopVAW
Pages Updated: As
of December, 2011, the pages, including all sub-sections, on Violence Against
LGBT Women, under Global Gender Issues has been updated. (More
Information) |
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International and Regional News
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The
Arab Spring: Women’s Rights At Stake One
of the issues facing various countries of the Arab Spring is the matter of
women’s rights. Whether a country has succeeded in holding democratic
elections, such as Tunisia; or is still in the midst of opposing a repressive
government, such as Syria; women’s rights remains at the center of debate. (More
information) |
Regional
Conference on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence
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Ministry of Justice of the |
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National News
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New Research and Reports
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UN Women
Manual for Promoting Women’s Rights
In
response to the growing need for implementation tools, the United Nations
Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women has released a
detailed manual on promoting women’s rights. The release comes at a critical
time after many governments have ratified human rights treaties but have yet
to fully adopt the commitments in national law.
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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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