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National VAW Monitors
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STOPVAW Website News
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Expert’s Corner
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Reform on Domestic Violence in Central and |
New StopVAW Page:
As of June 2009, a new page on Gender-Based Asylum has been added. (More information) |
Updated StopVAW Pages:
As
of 4 June 2009 , the pages for the country of |
Updated StopVAW Page:
As
of 1 June 2009, for the Sexual Assault section, the page on Police Protocols
has been updated. (More
information) |
Updated StopVAW Page:
As
of 1 June 2009, for the Sexual Assault section, the page on Prosecutor
Protocols has been updated. (More
information) |
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International and Regional News
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Preventing Wartime Rape from
Becoming a Peacetime Reality
At
a United Nations high-level meeting on peace negotiations that convened in
New York, eminent mediators, experts and women’s rights advocates came
together to address, for the first time, one of the most neglected aspects of
conflict resolution: how to address conflict-related sexual violence in peace
processes and peace accords. (More
information) |
Women’s
Network Launches Campaign to Stop Gun Violence in the Home
A
new network of over 800 non-governmental organizations and societies in 28
countries has launched a campaign to end gun violence in the home through the
creation of more stringent gun control legislation that would prohibit people
with a history of domestic violence from owning a firearm. (More
information) |
UN Appoints
New Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Its Causes and Consequences
On
18 June 2009, the Human Rights Council appointed Rashida Manjoo Special
Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Its Causes and Consequences. (More
information) |
Human
Rights Groups Call for Strengthening of the Special Rapporteur on Violence
against Women
Following
a June 5 meeting sponsored by the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and
Development, the World Young Women’s Christian Association, and the World
Organisation Against Torture, the event’s organizers issued a joint statement
calling on the United Nations to strengthen their support for the Special
Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences (SRVAW) and
to more actively collaborate in the implementation and monitoring of the
recommendations of the SRVAW. (More
information) |
European
Court of Human Rights:
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Expert
Group Meeting on Good Practices in Legislation to Address Harmful Practices
Against Women Convenes in
The
United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women of the Department of
Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Economic Commission for
Africa convened an expert group meeting on May 25-28, 2009 at the United
Nations in |
New Project
to Address Domestic Violence in South Baltic
In
May 2009, The Network of East-West Women, Kretinga Women’s Information and |
UNIFEM and
UN-HABITAT Partner to Make Cities Safer for Women
The
Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, and the Executive
Director of UNIFEM, Mrs. Ines Alberdi, today signed a Memorandum of
Understanding to join efforts to make cities and towns free from violence
against women and girls. (More
information) |
United
Nations Expert Group Reports Provide Insight into Different Approaches to
Violence Against Women Worldwide
At
a United Nations-sponsored expert group meeting in |
Mexican
Victims of Sexual Assault Seek Justice with Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights
Two
indigenous Mexican women are bringing their charges of rape against members
of the Mexican military to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights.
(More
information) |
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New Research and Reports
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Study
Reveals High Cost of Intimate Partner Violence in Developing Countries
The
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OSCE
Launches Good Practices Guide to Combating Violence Against Women
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OSCE Secretariat's Gender Section launched a compilation of good practices
for combating violence against women in the OSCE region at a symposium in |
Research
Suggests Reasons for Deaths of 100-200 Million Women
Recent
research indicates multiple possible causes for the disappearance of millions
of women, or "missing women," worldwide. (More
information) |
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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, Mary Ellison, Mary Hunt, Beatriz Menanteau, Rosalyn Park,
Robin Phillips, and For more information about STOPVAW, please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@mnadvocates.org. |
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