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The Violence Against Women Monitor
A publication of Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
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|Expert’s Corner: Comments|[pic] Armenia National |New Draft Resolution on |"Best Help for Rape |Freedom House Report |
|on the Hungarian Domestic|VAW Monitor Contribution |Integration of the Human |Victims Act" Seeks to |Labels the World's Most |
|Violence Case before | |Rights of Women and the |Correct U.S. DOJ Sexual |Repressive Societies |
|CEDAW: | |Gender Perspective |Assault Treatment | |
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|Expert’s Corner: The Law |[pic] Azerbaijan National|Online Discussion on |Forcible Bridal Abduction|CIVICUS Report Studies |
|on Protection against |VAW Monitor Contribution |Technology and Violence |is Subject of National |Punishment of Domestic |
|Domestic Violence in | |Against Women |Debate in Kyrgyzstan |Violence in the Czech |
|Bulgaria: Insights and | | | |Republic |
|History | | | | |
| |[pic] Bosnia and |Austrian Authorities |Medical Volunteers Heal |New Report on Roma, Sinti|
|New STOPVAW section: |Herzegovina National VAW |Break up European Human |the Physical Scars of |and Travelers from |
|Turkey Country Page |Monitor Contribution |Trafficking Network |Domestic Violence |Council of Europe |
| |[pic] Bulgaria National |Council of Europe Holds |Poland Adopts Law on |New Report on Problems |
|New STOPVAW section: |VAW Monitor Contribution |Summit for Unification of|National Minorities |with NGO Registration in |
|Azerbaijan Ethnic | |Human Rights Standards | |Azerbaijan from OSCE |
|Minorities | | | | |
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| |[pic] Croatia National |Development Company |Romania Ratifies EU |OSI Releases New Report |
| |VAW Monitor Contribution |Places Women at the Heart|Accession Treaty |on Gender Equality in New|
| | |of New Projects | |EU Member States and |
| | | | |Accession Countries |
| |[pic] Kazakhstan National|European NGOs Collaborate|Bulgarian Court Removes |Online Course on Sex |
| |VAW Monitor Contribution |to Combat Trafficking |First Batterer from Home |Trafficking |
| | | |under New Domestic | |
| | | |Violence Law | |
| |[pic] Lithuania National |Women's Human Rights |Turkey Begins National |ILO Releases New Study on|
| |VAW Monitor Contribution |Training Announced |Campaign to End Honor |Forced Labor Worldwide |
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| |[pic] Slovakia National |Women Have Surgery to |Spain: Authorities Must |New Report: One Life Lost|
| |VAW Monitor Contribution |Avoid Honor Killings |Act Effectively Now to |as a Result of Domestic |
| | | |Protect Women's Rights in|Violence is One Too Many |
| | | |the Home | |
| | |CESCR Completes |Two men arrested in |Amnesty International |
| | |Concluding Comments for |Michigan for Human |Report Criticizes Human |
| | |Serbia and Montenegro |Trafficking |Trafficking in Moldova |
| | |Committee Against Torture|Mongolia Hosts Meeting on| |
| | |Issues Conclusions on |Forced Labor | |
| | |Albania Report | | |
| | |UNCHR adopts Resolution |Pervasive Domestic Abuse | |
| | |on the Rights of Victims |in Turkey | |
| | |of Violations of Human | | |
| | |Rights Law and | | |
| | |Humanitarian Law | | |
| | |OSCE Holds Conference on |Women Speak Out about | |
| | |Trafficking in Belgrade |Domestic Violence on | |
| | | |Turkish Talk Shows | |
| | | |Uzbekistan: Andijon | |
| | | |Events seen through | |
| | | |Women's Eyes | |
| | | |Communication is Limited | |
| | | |after Protest in | |
| | | |Uzbekistan Leads to a | |
| | | |Violent Confrontation | |
| | | |Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| | | |Passes New Law on | |
| | | |Protection from Domestic | |
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| | | |Hotline for Victims of | |
| | | |Domestic Violence Opens | |
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The full text of The National VAW Monitor will be available at .
|STOPVAW Website News |
|Expert’s Corner: Hungarian Domestic Violence Case before CEDAW: Victory or Another Pile of Papers for the Archives |
|Julia Spronz, an NVAW monitor for Hungary, comments on the Hungarian Domestic Violence case heard before CEDAW under the optional |
|protocol. This case is the first case involving domestic violence to be addressed on its merits. Ms. Spronz analyzes the Hungarian |
|government’s response to the Committee’s recommendations. (More information) |
|Expert’s Corner: The Law on Protection against Domestic Violence in Bulgaria: Insights and History |
|Genoveva Tisheva of the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, comments on the history of the work leading to the adoption on the |
|Law on Protection against Domestic Violence in Bulgaria. (More information) |
|New STOPVAW Section: Turkey Country Page |
|A Turkey country page section has been added to STOPVAW. In addition to the main page, the Turkey country page includes sections on|
|research and reports, treaties, reporting schedule, list of law and policy documents, women’s NGOs and a message board. (More |
|information) |
|New STOPVAW Section: Azerbaijan Ethnic Minorities |
|A new section describing ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan is now available (More information). |
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|National VAW Monitor Program |
|Armenia |
|Trends in media monitoring (More information) |
|Peace Coalition Meeting (More information) |
|The 49th Expanded Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (More information) |
|Azerbaijan |
|Azeri language link to IRC report in Research and Reports (More information) |
|Azeri language link to press release about Asian Baku of Development conference (More information) |
|Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|English translation of Domestic Violence law (More information) |
|Press Release and Media Invitation for Forum and Press Conference on Trafficking (More information) |
|Bulgaria |
|Seventh Annual Meeting of Non-Governmental Organizations, Working on Equal Opportunities and Women's Issues (More information) |
|Bulgarian Court Removes First Batterer from Home under New Law on Protection against Domestic Violence (More information) |
|Hotline for Victims of Domestic Violence Opens in Dupnica (More information) |
|Croatia |
|“Stop trafficking in human beings” (More information) |
|National Programme for Suppression of Trafficking in Persons 2005-2008 and Action Plan for 2005 (More information) |
|Kazakhstan |
|A new profile for the Feminist League, Kazakhstan’s National VAW Monitor, has been added to website (More information). |
|Lithuania |
|Human Rights Monitoring Institute 2004 Report on Human Rights in Lithuania (More information) |
|Slovakia |
|Trends in criminal prosecution of violence against a closely related or dependent person (More information) |
|Section 215: Violence against closely related or dependent persons (More information) |
|New logo (More information) |
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|International and Regional News |
|New Draft Resolution on Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective |
|On 15 April, 2005, the UN Commission on Human Rights released a draft resolution on Integration of the Human Rights of Women and |
|the Gender Perspective. The resolution reaffirms states’ obligations to address issues of violence against women under |
|international law. The resolution focuses particular attention on violence against women and HIV/AIDS, and on the human rights |
|abuses to women in armed conflict. (More information) |
|Online Discussion on Technology and Violence Against Women |
|An online discussion drew people together to discuss the role of technology in violence against women. (More information) |
|Austrian Authorities Break up European Human Trafficking Network |
|After a nearly year long investigation, Austrian officials arrested 59 of 64 suspects in a European ring that smuggled an estimated|
|5000 immigrants into Europe. Immigrants were subject to life-threatening situations during the journey. (More information) |
|Council of Europe Holds Summit for Unification of Human Rights Standards |
|Heads of states and governments of 46 European countries met in Warsaw for a summit to discuss human rights. Delegates expressed |
|concern that multiple human rights organizations addressing similar issues creates overlap and inefficiency. As a solution a |
|unified system of rights in Europe was called for. (More information) |
|Development Company Places Women at the Heart of New Projects |
|GTZ, Germany’s biggest development aid company has taken approaches to ensure that women are at the heart of new development |
|projects. The company has a goal of using the Milllenium Development Goals (MDGs) as a framework in each development project they |
|undertake. Although some of the programs might not be directly related to women’s issues, but they have positive impact on women’s|
|rights. (More information) |
|European NGOs Collaborate to Combat Trafficking |
|The European Women’s Lobby in conjunction with the Coalition against Trafficking in Women started to implement its project |
|“Promoting preventative measures to combat trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation.” The project will support women’s |
|NGOs and groups that work on the gaps in anti-trafficking programs in twelve countries of Eastern Europe and CIS. (More |
|information) |
|Women’s Human Rights Training Announced |
|The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is organizing an advanced international training program called the|
|Regional Programme on Human Rights of Women 2005. In the intensive training, held in Sweden and Ukraine, participants will be given|
|an overview of international human rights law as it pertains to women. (More information) |
|Women Have Surgery to Avoid Honor Killing |
|Doctors have reported an increase in the number of women having surgery to repair hymens and give the appearance of virginity. Many|
|women who undergo this surgery are doing so to avoid being a victim of an honor killing. |
|(More information) |
|CESCR Completes Concluding Comments for Serbia and Montenegro |
|The Committee noted that Serbia and Montenegro must undertake reform efforts to ensure gender equality and to provide protection |
|for victims of sexual and physical abuse as well as for victims of trafficking. (More information) |
|Committee Against Torture Issues Conclusions on Albania Report |
|The Committee Against Torture reviewed Albania’s report on the implementation of the Convention Against Torture. It expressed |
|concern about the ongoing prevalence of violence against women and called on Albania to establish means to address the problem. |
|(More information) |
|UNCHR adopts Resolution on the Rights of Victims of Violations of Human Rights Law and Humanitarian Law |
|The UNHCR adopted principles and guidelines for victims to follow when making a claim based on a violation of human rights or |
|humanitarian law. The report provides a model for countries to use to implement existing international law. (More information) |
|OSCE Holds Conference on Trafficking in Belgrade |
|OSCE called on countries to review the mechanisms currently used to combat trafficking in human beings and applauded the efforts of|
|Serbia and Montenegro to implement an effective legal framework. (More information) |
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|National News |
|"Best Help for Rape Victims Act" Seeks to Correct U.S. DOJ Sexual Assault Treatment Guidelines |
|The “Best Help for Rape Victims Act” was introduced into the United States Congress to require the Department of Justice to include|
|information about emergency contraception in the new national guidelines for treatment of sexual assault victims. (More |
|information) |
|Forcible Bridal Abduction is Subject of National Debate in Kyrgyzstan |
|In Kyrgyzstan, the wide-spread practice of bridal abduction is the focus societal debate in the wake of a documentary on the |
|practice and a University professor’s study of the issue. Kyrgyzstan was admonished by the Committee on the Elimination of |
|Discrimination Against Women to address the issue and to enforce existing criminal prohibitions of the practice. (More information)|
|Medical Volunteers Heal the Physical Scars of Domestic Violence |
|Surgeons and Dentists are volunteering their time to provide free facial and dental reconstructive surgeries to victims of domestic|
|violence. The Face to Face: Domestic Violence project and the Give Back a Smile project give victims a chance to heal emotional |
|scars. (More information) |
|Poland Adopts Law on National Minorities |
|After fourteen years of debate on the issue, a new law in Poland grants special rights to minorities. The law gives minority |
|populations the right to learn their native language and use it in their private and public lives and where a minority population |
|constitutes at least 20% of the total population, its language can be used in public offices and as names of localities, sites and |
|streets. (More information) |
|Romania Ratifies EU Accession Treaty |
|On 17 May 2005, Romania's parliament voted unanimously to ratify the EU accession treaty that was signed on 25 April. Romania has |
|agreed to undertake particular reform efforts and must meet the terms of the accession treaty to become a full member in 2007, as |
|projected. (More information) |
|Bulgarian Court Removes First Batterer from Home under New Domestic Violence Law |
|The regional court in Russe ordered for a first time after the Law on Protection against Domestic Violence had been adopted a |
|spouse to be removed from the family home for a period of one year and to not approach his wife and children for the same period. |
|(More information) |
|Turkey Begins National Campaign to End Honor Killings |
|Turkey has begun a national campaign to end honor killings. According to Turkish government statistics in 2004, forty-three women |
|were murdered in “honor killings.” New legal changes have been implemented to attempt to address the problem. (More information)|
|Spain: Authorities Must Act Effectively Now to Protect Women's Rights in the Home |
|In its recent release Amnesty International called the government of Spain to act more effectively to protect women from violence |
|in their home. According to the report survivors of domestic violence face considerable obstacles in getting help, protection and|
|justice. (More information) |
|Two Men Arrested in Michigan for Human Trafficking |
|On 15 February 2005, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested two men, one a US citizen and one a citizen of Lithuania |
|for subjecting Ukrainian women to forced labor. (More information) |
|Mongolia Hosts Meeting on Forced Labor |
|On 25 and 26 May 2005, the Government of Mongolia and the International Labor Organization (ILO) will held a meeting for |
|representatives from ten Asian Countries. The effects of forced labor and methods to eradicate the practice faster will be |
|discussed. (More information) |
|Pervasive Domestic Abuse in Turkey |
|Domestic abuse continues to flourish in Turkish society. Amnesty International estimates that up to one-half of women are subjected|
|to family violence and the current administration is unwilling to undertake legislative reform. (More information) |
|Women Speak Out about Violence on Turkish Talk Shows |
|Turkish women are using daytime talk shows to talk about personal experiences of domestic violence. After one fatal shooting and |
|one near-fatal shooting, there is a debate about the value of discussing these issues on national television. (More information) |
|Uzbekistan: Andijon Events seen through Women’s Eyes |
|Women who participated in the protests in Andijon tell their story about fleeing the violence and living in refugee camps. (More |
|information) |
|Communication is Limited after Protest in Uzbekistan Leads to a Violent Confrontation |
|A protest in Andijan on 13 May 2005 left hundreds dead when government forces fired upon the demonstrators. Since the violent |
|incident, the government has clamped down on communication coming into and leaving the country. (More information) |
|Bosnia and Herzegovina Passes New Law on Protection from Domestic Violence |
|Bosnia and Herzegovina passed a new Law on Protection from Domestic Violence on 29 March 2005. The new law defines domestic |
|violence and lists various acts that constitute domestic violence. (More information) |
|Hotline for Victims of Domestic Violence Opens in Dupnica |
|The Knowledge, Success, Change Association set up a volunteer run hotline, which started at the beginning of 2005. Volunteers are |
|trained to deal with female victims of domestic violence who call the hotline seeking assistance. (More information) |
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|New Research and Reports |
|Freedom House Report Labels the World's Most Repressive Societies |
|Freedom House in a recent report labeled Belarus, Russia (Chechnya), Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as amongst the most repressive |
|regimes in the world. (More information) |
|CIVICUS Report Studies Punishment of Domestic Violence in the Czech Republic |
|This report by CIVICUS looks at a campaign on domestic violence as a case study of the effectiveness of civic society in the Czech |
|Republic. (More information) |
|New Report on Roma, Sinti and Travelers in Europe |
|The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights has published a new report on the status of Roma, Sinti and travelers in |
|Europe. Among other issues, the report includes a section on trafficking in persons. (More information). |
|New Report on Problems with NGO Registration in Azerbaijan from OSCE |
|A new report from OSCE describes the continuing problems associated with the registration of NGOs in Azerbaijan. The report |
|documents the situation of NGOs since the adoption of the 2003 law on State Registration and State Register of Legal Entities. |
|(More information) |
|OSI Releases New Report on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in EU New Member States and Accession Countries |
|The Open Society Institute has released a report examining gender equality in new Member States and Accession Countries of the |
|European Union. Countries examined include: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, |
|Turkey. The report also examines the situation of Romani women. (More information) |
|Online Course on Sex Trafficking |
|The University of Rhode Island is offering an online course in sex trafficking called Advanced Topics in Sex Trafficking. The |
|course cover wide range of topics related to trafficking for sexual exploitation. (More information) |
|ILO Releases New Study on Forced Labor Worldwide |
|The study finds that more than 12 million people are trapped in forced labor, including 2.45 million who are victims of trafficking|
|in persons (More information) |
|New Report: One Life Lost as a Result of Domestic Violence is One Too Many |
|The Hennepin County Fatality Review Team has released its annual report. The Report, based on the review of domestic violence |
|related homicides, offers a series of case observations and opportunities for intervention to help save the lives of victims of |
|domestic violence. (More information) |
|Amnesty International Report Criticizes Human Trafficking in Moldova |
|In its annual report, Amnesty highlighted the problem of human trafficking in Moldova and indicated that many of the women and |
|girls who are victims of trafficking are also victims of domestic violence before they are trafficked and after they return. (More |
|information) |
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|The VAW Monitor is a free, monthly newsletter sent out on the first of each month. Printable versions of The VAW Monitor are also |
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|About STOPVAW |
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|The Stop Violence Against Women website (STOPVAW) is a forum for information, advocacy and change. Minnesota Advocates for Human |
|Rights developed this website as a tool for the promotion of women's human rights in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe |
|(CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Mongolia, and the U.N. Protectorate of Kosovo. STOPVAW was developed with |
|support from and in consultation with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the Open Society Institute's |
|Network Women's Program. This 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 in the region, including domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment and trafficking in persons.|
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|Current staff members of Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights involved with the development of STOPVAW include Mary Hunt, Laura |
|Nelson, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, and Cheryl Thomas. Current interns and volunteers include Amy Albus, Katharine Horowitz, |
|Julia Kashaeva, Joseph Montgomery. |
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|For more information about STOPVAW, please contact the Website Administrator at stopvaw@. |
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