Violence Against Women Monitor - January 2012

 

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The Violence Against Women Monitor

A publication of The Advocates for Human Rights

 

January 2012

 

STOPVAW Website News

 

 

International and Regional News

 

National News

 

New Research

and Reports

 

Expert’s Corner:  Global Partnerships on Domestic Violence Legal Reform

 

The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Issues Call for Grant Proposals

 Afghanistan

New Report: Women’s & Girls’ Rights at “Extreme Risk” in 80 Countries

 

 

 

‘Violence is not our Culture’ Global Campaign Launches New Website

 Albania

Human Rights Watch Releases Report on Violence and Discrimination again LGBT Community in South Africa

 

 

 

 

World Health Organization reports that Women Risk Safety to Participate in Studies on Violence against Women

 Burma

Study Released on Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States

 

 

 

 

New European Union Law Makes Protection Orders Effective Internationally

 Cambodia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 India

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Kosovo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Pakistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 South Korea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Yemen

 

 

 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.

 

Additionally, The Advocates for Human Rights works on domestic violence legal reform, including trainings for legal professionals and extensive research and reports that monitor domestic violence laws and implementation in partner countries. Learn more about this work.

 

To request commentary or to inquire further, please contact Cheryl Thomas at cthomas@advrights.org.

 


 

STOPVAW Website News

Expert’s Corner

Global Partnerships on Domestic Violence Legal Reform (More information)

 

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International and Regional News

The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Issues Call for Grant Proposals

The United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women is accepting applications for its 16th grant cycle (2011) from government authorities, civil society organizations and networks - including non-governmental, women's and community-based organizations and coalitions, and operational research institutions - and UN Country Teams (in partnership with governments and civil society organizations).

 (More information)

‘Violence is not our Culture’ Global Campaign Launches New Website

The Global Campaign ‘Violence is not our Culture’ recently launched its new website. The site now contains new features that make the site easier to access and use.  (More information)

World Health Organization reports that Women Risk Safety to Participate in Studies on Violence against Women

A recent panel discussion at the Pan American Health Organization, an office of the World Health Organization, addressed gender-based violence resulting from participation in social research. The conversation on how to conduct research on violence against women highlighted safety concerns for both participants and researchers alike. (More information)

New European Union Law Makes Protection Orders Effective Internationally

Each state of the European Union has legislation which protects victims from aggressors, but now that protection will transfer across national boundaries. The EU Parliament passed the European Protection Order this week, a measure which allows victims to apply to the country of origin of their protection order to have it transferred to another country as well. (More information)

 

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National News

 Afghanistan

·         Afghanistan: Woman Released from Jail on Condition of Marrying her Rapist (More information)

·         Afghanistan: Few Prosecutions Using Violence against Women Law (More information)

·         Afghanistan: Woman Jailed for Being Raped Faces Risk of Additional Harm (More information)

 Albania

·         Albania: Civil Society Network Highlights Increase in Domestic Violence (More information)

 Burma

·         Burma: Women’s Rights Groups Report Use of Rape as Weapon of War (More information)

 Cambodia

·         Cambodia: Rape, Sexual Violence Charges Excluded from Khmer Rouge Hearings (More information)

 Canada

·         Canada: CEDAW Committee Seeks Information on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women (More information)

 Egypt

·         Egypt: Biggest Women’s Demonstration in Modern Egyptian History Protests Abuse by Soldiers (More information)

 India

·         India: Incentive Program Results in Decrease in Child Marriage (More information)

 Kosovo

·         Kosovo: Action Plan on Domestic Violence Launched (More information)

 Mexico

·         Sexual Violence and Impunity on the Rise (More information)

  Pakistan

·         Pakistan: Supreme Court Rules Transgendered Community Has Right to Vote (More information)

·         Pakistan: Bill Outlaws “Bartering” Women (More information)

 South Korea

·         Korea: Women Stage 1,000th Protest against Japanese Embassy (More information)

  Turkey

·         Turkey First to Ratify Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women (More information)

  United States

·         United States: VAWA Amendment Prohibiting Eviction Proposed (More information)

  Yemen

·         Yemen: New Report on Child Marriage (More information)

 

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New Research and Reports

New Report: Women’s & Girls’ Rights at “Extreme Risk” in 80 Countries

The risk analysis and mapping company Maplecroft, United Kingdom, has released some of its annual Human Rights Risk Atlas data. The Atlas includes 23 indices, one of which is the Women’s and Girls’ Rights Index. WGRI evaluates the potential risk of “sexual violence, discrimination, trafficking, and sexual exploitation [.]”  (More information)

Human Rights Watch Releases Report on Violence and Discrimination again LGBT Community in South Africa

Human Rights Watch has released a report on discrimination and violence against lesbians and transgendered men in 6 South African provinces. Complied from over 120 interviews, the findings show that the LGBT community faces prejudice from both private and public spheres, including from government officials. (More information)

 

Study Released on Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, released the results of a National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey on December 14, 2011. This is the first survey in a planned series to track trends of lifetime experiences with violence. (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: Mary Ellingen, Beatriz Menanteau, Mary O’Brien, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, and Cheryl Thomas. Current interns and volunteers include Britt Johnson and Leah Rogotzke.

 

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