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Expert’s
Corner: "And Then He Choked Me: Understanding and Investigating
Strangulation" by Allison Turkel
In
her recent article "'And Then He Choked Me:'"
Understanding and Investigating Strangulation," Allison Turkel, senior
attorney and Chief of Training for the National District Attorneys
Association, discusses the dangers associated with strangulation, investigating
strangulation, the state of the law related to strangulation, and the role of
prevention in enforcement and prosecution of strangulation. (More
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Call for Proposals for the 11th
AWID Forum
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Deputy Secretary-General Says
Investment in Women's Health, Well-Being Is Crucial Strategy in Effort to
Lift Nations from Poverty
Read
the text of remarks by UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro at the “ |
Seven Years After Security Council's Adoption of
Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, Security, Secretary-General Stresses
Collective Duty to Step Up Implementation
Read
the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks to the
Security Council on women, peace and security on 23 October 2007. (More
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Calls for the Prosecution of Sexual Crimes against Women
UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon openly acknowledged violence against women has
reached “hideous” levels in countries attempting to recover from conflict. He
has demanded an end to impunity for rape and other sexual crimes. (More
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UN Releases Information Note for
NGOs Regarding the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism
This
preliminary note aims at informing NGOs and providing them with some guidance
on the way they may contribute to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the
new review mechanism established by the Human Rights Council in Resolution
5/1 of 18 June 2007. Further suggested guidelines on NGO participation in the
UPR will be provided by the OHCHR Civil Society Unit. (More
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Security Council Deeply Concerned
about "Pervasive" Gender-based Violence
The
Security Council expressed its deep concern today that gender-based violence,
particularly rape and other forms of sexual abuse, remained pervasive despite
its repeated condemnation of all acts of violence, including killing,
maiming, sexual violence, exploitation and abuse in situations of armed
conflict. (More information) |
ODIHR Helps Train Police and Change Attitudes to Combat
Domestic Violence
The
OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is working
to help states prevent domestic violence, prosecute perpetrators and address
victims' needs. The ODIHR's approach focuses on three areas: 1) sensitizing
police, prosecutors and judges to the fact that domestic violence is a crime;
2) providing training for law-enforcement agencies and health-care providers
to play an effective role in preventing and combating domestic violence; and
3) promoting co-operation between law-enforcement bodies and NGOs on
strategies to combat such crimes. (More
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The Council of Europe Recommends Member States to
Incorporate Gender Equality Measures at All Levels of Education
The
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers has just adopted a recommendation to
promote and encourage measures specifically aimed at implementing gender
mainstreaming at all levels of the education system of its 47 Member States
with a view to achieving gender equality, firstly by enshrining gender
education in law. (More
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UN Secretary-General Releases
Report on Progress in Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective
From
26 February 2007 – 9 March 2007, the fifty-first meeting on the Commission of
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Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights Affirms Jessica Gonzales' Assertion that She Exhausted Domestic
Remedies in Her Search for Justice
On
5 October 2007, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights rendered a
favorable admissibility decision in the first phase of the case of Jessica
Lenahan (formerly Gonzales) with respect to her claims under the American
Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man. Specifically, the Commission
decided that her claims to the violation of her rights to life and personal
security, right to equality, protection of private and family life, protection
of the family, special protection for mothers and children, resort to the
courts, and prompt decision from the authorities were admissible. (More
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Forced Marriage Is a Growing
Problem
During
the Human Rights Council Sixth Session on September 20, more than 15 human
and women's rights groups gathered to discuss the growing problem of forced
marriage. The main point of discussion was how to make governments pay
attention to the issue and take action. (More
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Women Hold 17.5 Percent of All Parliament Seats around the
World
The
world average of women in chamber seats is at its highest, up more than 50
percent from a decade ago. (More
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UNIFEM Joins World Poverty Day
Efforts
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UNICEF Publishes Strategy Aimed at
Ending FGM
UNICEF’s
recently published strategy on female genital mutilation, “Technical Note –
Coordinated Strategy to Abandon Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in One
Generation”, presents a human rights based approach to eradicating FGM.
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UN Human Rights Council Update: 27 September 2007
Read
the International Service for Human Rights’ summary of the UN Human Rights
Council’s meeting on 27 September 2007. (More
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UN Human Rights Council Update: 26 September 2007
Read
the International Service for Human Rights’ summary of the UN Human Rights
Council’s meeting on 26 September 2007. (More
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UN Human Rights Council Update: 25 September 2007
Read
the International Service for Human Rights’ summary of the UN Human Rights
Council’s meeting on 25 September 2007. (More
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UN Human Rights Council Update: 21 September 2007
Read
the International Service for Human Rights’ summary of the UN Human Rights
Council’s meeting on 21 September 2007. (More
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World Organization against Torture
Commends Human Rights Council for Inclusion of Gender Perspective
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21 September 2007, the |
Europe’s Largest Human Rights
Conference Begins in Warsaw
Up
to 1,000 international experts, government representatives and human rights
defenders are in |
Rights Groups Want Tough Questions
to Accompany Landmark
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