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Italy must urgently act to end violence against women, UN rights expert says

January 27, 2012
UN News Centre

Italy must do more to protect women from violence and urgently address the underlying structural causes of gender inequality and discrimination, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned after visiting the country.

Nepal: Preliminary Mapping of Gender Based Violence

January, 2012
Asia Foundation

Research carried out in 2008 in Surkhet and Dang districts in Nepal reveals that 81 percent of women face domestic violence frequently. This is a clear indication of the high level of domestic violence prevalent in Nepali society. Nepali women and girls are vulnerable to both domestic violence and public violence.

Afghanistan: TV challenges attitudes towards domestic violence

October 25, 2011
BBC

A radical television show is challenging attitudes to this abuse, inviting women to speak candidly and anonymously about their problems at home.

Canada: Imams Show Leadership in Speaking out against Violence Against Women

December 18, 2011
Globe and Mail

A group of Canadian imams is right to use a high-profile trial as a timely opportunity to condemn violence and abuse committed in the name of family honour.

While there is no honour in killing, honour-based violence does exist. It is a manifestation not of religion, but of culture, and is more prevalent in countries with patriarchal traditions where adultery is punishable by law such as Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Canada is not immune from such influences.

Somalia: UN Denounces 'Privatization' of Violence Against Somali Women

December 16, 2011
Voice of America

The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Rashida Manjoo spoke to reporters in Nairobi Friday about her just-concluded mission to Somalia, where she examined the occurrence of gender-based violence there.

Turkey: Victim vs. victor: What does TV say about domestic violence?

December 18, 2011
Today's Zaman

Being a woman in Turkey is no easy task. What is even more difficult, however, is the life of a woman on Turkish primetime TV.

India: Women Pregnant With Girls Pressured Into Abortions

December 9, 2011
ABC News

 It is a country with a female president and where men revere female goddesses. And yet, India is far from a haven for women.

According to current estimates, Indian men outnumber women by nearly 40 million. That startling gender gap, activists say, is the result of gendercide. Nearly 50,000 female fetuses are aborted every month and untold numbers of baby girls are abandoned or murdered.

Yemen: Child Marriage Spurs Abuse of Girls and Women

December 8, 2011
Human Rights Watch

(Beirut) – Widespread child marriage jeopardizes Yemeni girls’ access to education, harms their health, and keeps them second-class citizens, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government of Yemen should set 18 as the minimum age for marriage to improve girls’ opportunities and protect their human rights.

Violence against aboriginal women could lead to UN inquiry

December 13, 2011
Montreal Gazette

The United Nations is set to conduct an inquiry into Canada's cases of missing and murdered aboriginal women, two Canadian groups lobbying for the action announced on Tuesday. Pictured, protesters chant outside the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry in Vancouver, British Columbia October 11, 2011.

Papua New Guinea: Police Cite Bride Price Major Factor in Marital Violence

November 21, 2011
Island Business

Bride price is the major contributing factor today that’s why married men feel they can do anything to their wives, a senior Papua New Guinea police officer says. Minj police station commander Horim Piamia said many men regarded their wives as materials they bought from a shop and not as their partners.

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