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July 2012 VAW Monitor
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July 2012
In This Issue:
StopVAW Website News
National News
International and Regional News
New Research and Reports
The
Stop Violence Against Women
website (STOPVAW) is a forum for information, advocacy and change. 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, including domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment and trafficking in persons.
StopVAW Website News
What's New on StopVAW:
The Women's NGOs Section of the Azerbaijan country page has been updated.
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National News
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
: Second Poisoning Attack on School Girls
(More information)
Afghanistan
: Girls Poisoned at Two Schools in Sar-i-pul
(More information)
Colombia
Colombia
: Acid Attacks on the Rise
(More information)
Colombia
: Protesters Demand End to Violence Against Women
(More information)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: Improving Legal Services for Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
(More information)
Egypt
Egypt
: Proposed Laws Would Reduce Legal Age at Which Girls Can Marry to 14
(More information)
India
India
: Girls Forced Into Child Marriages Face Social Barriers
(More information)
Kenya
Kenya
: YWCA Program Teaches Girls to Say "No" to FGM
(More Information)
Lebanon
Lebanon
: Campaign Created to Engage Men in Ending Violence Against Women
(More information)
Moldova
Moldova: UN Working Group Calls for Moldovan Government to Improve the Implementation of National Legislation Protecting Women's Rights
(More information)
Morocco
Morocco
: Government Accepts Recommendations to Enact VAW Law
(More information)
Nepal
Nepal
: Child Marriage Jeopardizes Girls' Access to Education
(More information)
Pakistan
Pakistan
: Acid Attacks Continue Despite Tougher Penalties
(More information)
Philippines
Philippines
: Steady Increase in Violence Against Women
(More information)
Syria
Syria
: Al-Assad Loyalists Use Sexual Violence as Mode of Torture, Oppression
(More information)
Turkey
Turkey
: New Report on Human Rights Defenders in Kurdish Regions
(More information)
Ukraine
Ukraine
: Football Fans Receive Human Trafficking Safety Tips
(More information)
United States
United States
: Lack of Justice for Native American Victims of Sexual Assault
(More information)
United States
: Programs Educate Middle School Students About Relationship Violence
(More information)
United States
: Hotel Group Adopts Rules to Stop Child Sex Trafficking
(More information)
United States
: Minnesota Man Charged with Buying Sex from Under-aged Girls from Backpage.com
(More information)
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International and Regional News
European Union Struggles to Convict Human Trafficking
Eurojust, the European Union's joint judicial authority is struggling to get the EU's member states to stop human trafficking and increase the number of convictions related to trafficking.
(More information)
European Parliament Adopts Resolution to Combat Female Genital Mutiliation
The European Parliament recently voted unanimously in favor of adopting a joint resolution urging member states to help bring an end to female genital mutilation.
(More information)
Central America
: Report Finds Women Lack Access to Justice for Sexual Violence
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights published a new study, "Access to Justice for Women Victims of Sexual Violence in Mesoamerica 2011."
(More information)
European Parliament Studies Effects of Sexualization of Young Girls in the Media
The European Parliament is due to adopt a report on the portrayal of young girls in the media
.
(More information)
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New Research and Reports
New Report: U.S. State Department Releases 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report
(More information)
New Study Analyzes Outcomes of Reconstructive Surgery After Female Genital Mutilation
(More information)
New Survey Ranks India Last Among G20 Nations for Treatment of Women
(More information)
New Report: Improving Access to Justice for Undocumented Women
(More information)
New Resource Analyzes Gender-Related Asylum Claims in Europe
(More information)
New Report Finds Violence has Reached Crisis Level in Central America
(More information)
New Study: Human Sex Trafficking Has Serious Health Implications
(More information)
New Manual on Using the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa for Legal Action
(More information)
New Report on Violence Against Marginalized Groups in Bangladesh, India and Nepal
(More information)
New Resource: CLADEM Report Captures the Debate on the Criminalization of Femicide
(More information)
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The Advocates for Human Rights provides commentary to laws and amendments on domestic violence upon request. See examples of our Commentary on National Laws
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