The Stop Violence Against Women website (STOPVAW), a project of The Advocates for Human Rights, is a forum for information, advocacy and change in the promotion of women's human rights in countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Learn More
In addition to this website, The Advocates for Human Rights conducts trainings for legal professionals and extensive research and reports that monitor domestic violence laws and implementation in partner countries. Learn more about this work.
Is your country in the process of drafting or amending a domestic violence law? Upon request, The Advocates for Human Rights provides commentary to laws and amendments to domestic violence laws. See examples of our Commentary on National Laws here. To request commentary or to inquire further, please contact Cheryl Thomas at cthomas@advrights.org.