May 2013
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. 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 Update: A California State Page has been added. Learn more
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Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ecuador
(More information)
Egypt
The Gambia
India
Morocco
Papua New Guinea
Somalia
United States
Yemen
New Report on Child Marriage in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal
New Data on Trafficking in Human Beings (More information)
Status of the Council of Europe Convention on Violence Against Women (More information)
United Nations: Treaty to Prevent Arms Trade in Gender-based Violence
United Nations Special Rapporteur to Investigate Violence Against Women in India (More information)
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.
Current staff members of The Advocates for Human Rights involved with the development of StopVAW include: Mary Ellingen, Beatriz Menanteau, Mary O'Brien, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, Helen Rubenstein, and Cheryl Thomas. Current fellows, interns, and volunteers include Eleanor Frisch, Calleigh McRaith, Karianne Jones, Jill Jensen, and Aurelija Olendraite.
www.stopvaw.org / www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org