************************************************** WHRnet-News - Issue No. 9 - May 7, 2003 A Global Link to Women's Human Rights Analysis, Views, News and Advocacy ************************************************** ISSUES Violence against Women This provides an overview of key concepts, definitions and policy developments that have emerged over the last decade in the struggle to ensure that violence against women is recognized as a global human rights concern. (April 2003) See http://www.whrnet.org/docs/issue-VAW.html for complete overview ************************************************** TAKING ACTION Inter Parliamentary Union: Campaign against Violence against Women The site gives information about the Inter Parliamentary Union's campaign against female genital mutilation. See http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/fgm.htm for more details V-Day Worldwide Campaign The V-Day Worldwide Campaign site dedicated to eradicating violence against women. It also serves as a networking and communication tool for V-Day organizers around the world. See http://www.vday.org for more details International Human Rights Law Group Campaign in Morroco: Empowering Girls and Young Women at Risk A national campaign against sexual assault, human trafficking and forced labor in prostitution and domestic service. See http://www.hrlawgroup.org/country_programs/morocco/GAR_campaign.asp for more details ************************************************** WEB HIGHLIGHTS - RECOMMENDED SITES TO VISIT Documents on Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on Violence Against Women; Its Causes And Consequences http://www.unhchr.ch/huridocda/huridoca.nsf/FramePage/SRwomen%20En?OpenDocument&Start=1&Count=15&Expand=2 A site that provides access to most of the reports produced by Rhadika Coomaraswamy during her nine year tenure as Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences. Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective: Violence Against Women http://www.unhchr.ch/pdf/chr59/75corr1AV.pdf This is the most recent report of the SRVAW to the 59th session of the Commission on Human Rights . Documents in the field of equality between women and men - Violence against Women http://www.humanrights.coe.int/equality/Eng/WordDocs/Document%20list.htm#Violence A collection of useful documents produced by the Council of Europe Directorate General of Human Rights. ************************************************** WHRnet News is a regular e-bulletin bringing you the latest in women's human rights analysis, critical perspectives, interviews, opportunities for action, and web highlights. WHRnet welcomes feedback from our readers. If you have comments or would like to forward any items for possible inclusion in the bulletin or site, please write to comments@whrnet.org. WHRnet reserves the right to edit any contributions used. For more information please visit www.whrnet.org.
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