A national coalition of individuals and organisations calling on government, public bodies and others to take concerted action to end violence against women ...
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is "a grassroots non-profit membership organization working since 1978 to end violence in the lives of women and ...
The recent statements on women dressing modestly to prevent rapes by people in authority led Harini Calamur to write this: Open any newspaper and you ...
Introduction . The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in resolution 1994/45, adopted on 4 March 1994 , decided to appoint a Special Rapporteur on violence ...
Violence against Women Violence against women is an obstacle to the achievement of the objectives of equality, development and peace. Violence against women both ...
Women's rights are human rights. Learn more about women's human rights from Amnesty International.
Where to Seek Help: Domestic Abuse & Violence Against Women in the Philippines. Posted by noemi in Women Rights | 43 comments. Follow @momblogger Recommend this article?
Violence against women is a human rights scandal. Join the "16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence" campaign.
Safe and Free from Violence - The National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010 2022 (the National Plan) While living safe and free from ...
ABOUT US . The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV) has been working since 1980 to eliminate domestic violence in Maryland through education, training ...
Women, War & Peace. War has always impacted men and women in different ways, but possibly never more so than in contemporary conflicts. While women remain a minority ...
Violence against women is now widely recognised as an important public health problem, owing to its health consequences. Violence against women among many Indian ...
INTEGRATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND THE GENDER PERSPECTIVE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes
AN INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN: Establish a Special Representative to the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children
European Union. Although there is relatively little European Union (EU) law that deals specifically with domestic violence, the obligations ...
HIV and violence in Central America. Ethical considerations for an integral response to human rights, HIV and violence against women in Central America
I Say NO. Add my name to the global call to make ending violence against women a top priority worldwide and keep me informed.
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reintroduced. Dec 1, 2011. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vermont) and Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) have ...
Using Sample Laws . Below are links to a variety of sample national domestic violence laws. Some of these resources are regional or global surveys of national ...
Gender-based violence ... Studies have shown that among adolescents, HIV infection rates are on average five times higher among girls than among boys.