September and October 2013 VAW Monitor

 

 

September and October 2013

 

In This Issue:

StopVAW Website News  


News

New Research and Reports


The Stop Violence Against Women website (StopVAW) is a forum for information, advocacy, and change. The 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

 

StopVAW Update: A section on Sexual Assault in the Military section added

This section was created to look at sexual assault specifically within military systems.

The following sub-sections were also created:

  • International Prevalence of Sexual Assault in the Military
  • Sexual Assault within the United States Military
  • Secondary Victimization
  • The Military Justice System Response to Sexual Assault
  • Resources 

Learn more 

 

StopVAW Update: Domestic Violence: General Information  

 

This section provides information on domestic violence, including theories of domestic violence, prevalence of domestic violence and information on the effects of domestic violence.

Learn more

 

 

StopVAW Update: Domestic Violence: Law and Policy

The following sub-sections of the Domestic Violence: Law and Policy section have been updated:

  • Model Legislation
  • Sample National Domestic Violence Laws
  • Protocols and Policies 

Learn more  

 

 

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News

 

Afghanistan

Egypt          

  • Egypt: Fraudulent Marriages Used to Disguise Sex Trafficking of Young Girls 

(More information)  

Indonesia

Japan

  Saudi Arabia      

United States        

  • United States: Monument to WWII Trafficking Survivors Unveiled in Glendale, California

(More information) 

  • United States: Ramsey County, Minnesota Initiates New Way to Protect Victims of Sex Trafficking (More information)  
  • United States: New York Establishes Statewide Court System for Trafficking (More information)
  •  United States: 2013 State Ratings Map on Human Trafficking Laws

(More information) 

 

 European Union

  • European Commission Launches Civil Society Platform Against Trafficking in Human Beings

(More information)


 
United Nations

  • Social Good Summit Addresses Approaches to End Violence Against Women and Children (More information) 

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New Research and Reports

New Resource: European Court of Human Rights Updated Fact Sheet on Violence Against Women (More information)

     

New Resource: NNEDV and Facebook Release Safety Guide for Victims of Stalking and Domestic Violence(More information)

New Report: The United Nations Releases Report on Violence Against Women in Asia Pacific (More information)

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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.

 

Staff members of The Advocates for Human Rights involved with the development of StopVAW include: Theresa Dykoschak, Mary Ellingen, Beatriz Menanteau, Mary O'Brien, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, Helen Rubenstein, and Cheryl Thomas. Fellows, interns, and volunteers include Aurelija Olendraite, Claire Kelly, Thea Reilkoff, Linnea VanPilsum-Bloom, Kate Vohs, Eva Najarro Smith and Tania Tisheva.

 

www.stopvaw.org / www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org