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	Stop Violence Against Women Website The Violence Against Women Monitor A publication of The Advocates for Human Rights January 2011
STOPVAW Website News	International and Regional News	National News	New Research and Reports
Updated StopVAW pages: Turkey Country pages	Craigslist Pulls Adult Services Section From International Sites Amid Pressure About Human Trafficking	Bangladesh	Afghanistan: New Report Documents Harmful Traditional Practices
	Africa: New Study Shows Community-Centered Approach with Legislation Effectively Reduces FGM	Bulgaria	Vietnam: New Report on Domestic Violence
	United Nations: Call for Proposals to End Violence Against Women	Colombia	Latin America: Report Examines Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS Risk
	United Nations: UNIFEM Launches "Safe Cities" Program to End Urban Violence Against Women and Girls	Democratic Republic of Congo	Report Examines the Relationship Between Violence Against Women and Higher Rates of Women Living with HIV/AIDS
		Serbia	Nicaragua: New Report on Sexual Abuse and Rape of Girls
		South Africa
		USA

National VAW Monitors who contributed to this month’s newsletter include: Serbia.

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

Updated StopVAW pages

As of January 2011, the pages for the country of Turkey have been updated. (More information)

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International and Regional News

Craigslist Pulls Adult Services Section From International Sites Amid Pressure About Human Trafficking

Craigslist has removed the 'adult services' section from its international sites shortly after pulling the section from its U.S site earlier this year amid scrutiny about human trafficking. (More information)

Africa: New Study Shows Community-Centered Approach with Legislation Effectively Reduces FGM

A new study conducted by the UNICEF Children’s Fund reveals that families are more likely to abandon the harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) when certain conditions are established by efforts to end the practice. (More information)

United Nations: Call for Proposals to End Violence Against Women

The UN Trust Fund recently kicked off its yearly global call for program proposals that include country-level endeavors to end violence against women and girls. (More information)

United Nations: UNIFEM Launches "Safe Cities" Program to End Urban Violence Against Women and Girls

On 22 November 2010, UNIFEM announced the launch of its Global Safe Cities Free of Violence Against Women and Girls Program at the Third International Conference on Women's Safety in New Delhi. (More information)

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National News

Bangladesh

· Bangladesh: High Rate of Sexual Harassment Linked to Suicide by Young Women (More information)

Bulgaria

· Bulgaria: Campaign Educates Women About Their Right to Informed Consent During Childbirth (More information)

Colombia

· Colombia: Study Finds 15,000 Women Raped During the Armed Conflict (More information)

Democratic Republic of Congo

· Democratic Republic of Congo: New Strategies to Address Sexual Violence (More information)

Serbia

· The First Draft Evidence on Domestic Violence in Serbia (More information)

South Africa

· South Africa: New Statistics on Sexual Violence (More information)

USA

· United States: Study Examines the Relationship between Intimate Partner Violence, Reproductive Coercion, and Unintended Pregnancy (More information)

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New Research and Reports

Afghanistan: New Report Documents Harmful Traditional Practices

A new report jointly published by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights details widespread harmful traditional practices suffered by girls and women. (More information)

Vietnam: New Report on Domestic Violence

More than half of Vietnamese women experience physical, sexual, or emotional violence from their husbands at some time in their lives, according to a national study on domestic violence. (More information)

Latin America: Report Examines Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS Risk

Seventy-eight percent of women with HIV/AIDS have experienced some form of violence, according to a report examining the link between violence against women and HIV/AIDS in four Latin American countries. (More information)

Report Examines the Relationship Between Violence Against Women and Higher Rates of Women Living with HIV/AIDS

The Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy has published a report examining the relationship between gender violence and women’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. (More information)

Nicaragua: New Report on Sexual Abuse and Rape of Girls

Amnesty International has released a new report calling on Nicaraguan authorities to escalate efforts to end rape and sexual abuse of girls and to provide adequate services to survivors. (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: Anna Donnelly, Mary Ellingen, Beatriz Menanteau, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, Kathy Seipp, and Cheryl Thomas. Current interns and volunteers include Annette Dias, Kelly Heitz, Casey Schultz, and Shiveta Vaid.

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