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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.
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
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Expert’s Corner
Global
Partnerships on Domestic Violence Legal Reform (More
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International and Regional News
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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).
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‘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
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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
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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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Kosovo
· Kosovo: Action Plan
on Domestic Violence Launched (More
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· Sexual Violence and
Impunity on the Rise (More
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· Turkey First to
Ratify Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence
against Women
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New Research and Reports
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New Report: Women’s
& Girls’ Rights at “Extreme Risk” in 80 Countries
The
risk analysis and mapping company |
Human Rights Watch
Releases Report on Violence and Discrimination again LGBT Community in
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.
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Study Released on Prevalence of
Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence in the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in |
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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:
Mary Ellingen, Beatriz Menanteau, Mary O’Brien, For more information about STOPVAW, please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@advrights.org. |
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