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Violence Against Women
In this section, PeaceWomen classifies information by Theme- Violence Against Women, which forms part of PeaceWomen’s framework to organize our women, peace and security resources for ease of reference and understanding. It is important to note that themes and sub-themes are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.
Violence Against Women (VAW) is both a cause and a symptom of conflict. It is critical that violations, impunity and root causes are tackled in conflict and post-conflict countries.
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News
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May 23, 2013 (Portland Press Herald)
AFGHANISTAN: Jailing of Afghan Women Rises Sharply The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50 percent in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women's rights, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. -
May 19, 2013 (ABC )
AFGHANISTAN: Anger as Afghan MPs Halt Women's Bill Debate Islamic fundamentalist politicians in Afghanistan have stopped a debate on whether to give parliamentary approval to a law protecting women against violence. -
May 18, 2013 (Albawaba News)
SYRIA: Fighting Sin With Sin, the Twisted Morals of Rapists in the Syrian Conflict “Wahhabist fighters have called the rape as ‘Jihad al-Nikah,' assuming women and girl as war prisoners, and raping them as permissible,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said, in the first official recognition of the phenomenon in Syria. -
May 17, 2013 (CNN)
SOMALIA: Inside the Rape Crisis Center Thats Helping Somalia's Women In a classroom tucked away from the world in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, students practice spelling. Ranging in age from 6 to 11, these girls all have one thing in common: They have either been raped or suffered through the rape of a loved one. -
May 17, 2013 (Women News Network)
GUATEMALA: Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum Speaks on Justice & Sentencing in Guatemala The long struggle for justice has come to a point of resolution this week as the High Impact Court “A”courtroom conviction of Guatemala's ex-president General Efraín Ríos Montt brings relief and emotional tears to many of Guatemala's indigenous.
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Resources
- REPORT: Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: An Analytical Inventory of Peacekeeping Practice, UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), June 30, 2010 | Download PDF
- Women, Peace and Security: Sexual Violence in Conflict and Sanctions, Security Council Report, April 2013 | Download PDF
- RESOURCE: Hostages of the Gatekeepers, Human Rights Watch, March 2013 | Download PDF
- RESOURCE: Perspectives from WILPF Nepal, Nirmala Sitoula, WILPF Nepal, March 22, 2013 | Download PDF
- REPORT: Communities Shattered by Arms Proliferation and Abuse in Côte d'Ivore, Amnesty International, 20 March 2013 | Download PDF
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Initiatives
- STATEMENT: UN Women Calls for Urgent and Effective Action against Femicide, Statements, , May 15, 2013
- ONLINE DIALOGUE: Mallika Dutt: Violence Against Women is Everyone's Problem, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , May 5. 2013
- BLOG/DIALOGUE: To Stop Sexual Violence, it's Time to Look in the Mirror, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , May 7, 2013
- ACTION: Egypt: End Sexual Violence Against Women Protestors, Campaigns, Amnesty International (AI), May 6, 2013
- BLOG: Comments on the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , 19 April 2013
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PeaceWomen Publications
- Action: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence 2012, Campaign , November 2012
- Women from Around the World Condemn Attack on Peaceful Protesters in Iraq and Call for an End to Sexual Assault of Women Protesters, Campaign;WILPF , June 13, 2011
- Women, Peace and Security Handbook, Handbook , 2010
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Advocacy & Education Tools
- An invitation: Join the discussion at CSW 57, 23rd of July to 3rd of August 2012 [Commission on the Status of Women, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women )]
- UN Security Council Resolution 1820, 2008 [United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)]
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