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| 03 Nov 2007 - 10:33 | Bulgarian Gender Research Foun
bgrf@fastbg.net
URL: www.stopvaw.org/Regional_Conference_on_L . . .
| DEADLINE EXTENDED: APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL NOV. 20, 2007.
Regional Conference on Legal Reform on Domestic Violence
Sofia, Bulgaria
February 12 - 14, 2008
The Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation and Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, with the support of the Oak Foundation and the Open Society Institute’s Human Rights and Governance Program are pleased to announce that the Regional Conference on Legal Reform on Domestic Violence will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria on February 12 – 14, 2008.
The goal of the conference is to strengthen the capacity of NGOs, advocates and government officials to create and implement domestic violence laws that promote safety for victims and their children and accountability for violent offenders.
For more info, go to
www.stopvaw.org/Regional_Conference_ on_Legal_Reform_on_Domestic_Violence.htm l
or click on the active link above
scroll to bottom of page for application form
Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation
5 Evlogi Georgiev Str
1142 Sofia, Bulgaria
Tel/Fax 00 359 (0) 29635357
bgrf@fastbg.net
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
650 3rd Avenue South Suite 550
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: 612-341-3302
Fax: 612-341-2971
www.mnadvocates.org | www.stopvaw.org
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| 02 Nov 2007 - 18:19 | SAGE
URL: www.safehs.com/artevents.htm
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My Real Name
Berkeley, CA
Friday, November 9th, 2007
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. PST
One New Earth performance (a non-profit organization that combines activism and the arts) of "My Real Name."
Sponsored by Students & Artists Fighting to End Human Slavery, "My Real Name" is a monologue play about the life of prostituted individuals, including the harsh realities of life on the street, how their lives were formed by the names others gave them, and their attempts to reclaim their own identity.
One New Earth Symposium:
Human trafficking: Creative Expression as a Tool for Resistance.
Human Trafficking sells bits and pieces of our humanity on the whole auction block of the world. As a result, the holistic aspect of one’s humanity is lost in this dangerous trade. How do we combat the 3rd largest criminal activity in the world? United of course. Human liberation can only be reached through the unifying force of diverse people. Since we are made from the rib of creativity, we must also express our struggle through the tool of creativity. Creative mediums must be analyzed as assets that can inform and change society. It must be inclusive and include the survivors, activists, academia and artists, especially since each one depends on the other. In order for the message to be truly powerful, it must be spread by those who have been anointed enough to survive it and those who have the gift to interpret it: artists and survivors. For every survivor is also an artist as every artists is also a survivor. From this philosophy, the message about Human Trafficking, particularly sex trafficking and prostitution, will be more effective when told in its full perspective representation of artists and survivors.
For tickets and info, please call (623)205-0351.
Click on the link below for additional info.
http://www.safehs.com/artevents .htm
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| 02 Nov 2007 - 15:28 | MARTINA
gemma_g12@yahoo.com
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MI SITUACION ES LA SIGUIENTE NO SE SI ES NORMAL O ES REALMENTE VIOLENCIA DOMESTICA
EL CONTROLA TODO LO ECOMONICO "DINERO" YO TRABAJO Y ESTA MI CHEQUE EL LO CONTROLA EN MI BOLSA NUNCA TRAIGO UN CINCO, SIEMPRE AGRESIONES VERVALES COMO INUTIL , NO ME SIRVES PARA NADA AL IGUAL A MI HIJO DE 8 ANOS Y SIN EMBARGO CON MI HIJA NO ES ASI , Y EL SIEMPRE DICE YO AQUI HAGO TODO ME ENCARGO DE PAGOS Y LE DIGO PUES TU CONTROLAS TODO HASTA LA COMPRA DE SUPERMERCADO Y TODO LO REFERENTE A LAS COSAS DE LA CASA DESDE EL CONTROL DE COMPRARNOS LOS ZAPATOS Y LA ROPA PARA MI Y MIS HIJOS AVECES PIENSO EL NORMAL Y OTRAS VECES ME PREGUNTO ESTO NO ES NORMAL SU CARACTER ES SIEMPRE FUERTE EXPLOSIVO CON GANAS DE CORRER SALIR DE MI CASA PERO PIESO PERO ESTA TAMBIEN ES MI CASA HE PENSADO EN DEJARLO PERO TENGO MIENDO A LO ECOMOMICO COMO YO PODRIA PARAR UNA RENTA MIS DEUDAS NO TENGO CONTROL DE NADA
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| 02 Nov 2007 - 15:23 | Matthew Kennis
mkennis@aiusa.org
| Dear Friends (please forward widely to your networks, friends, family, and colleagues)
You are invited to attend a reception and public program at The
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in New York City. The event is being hosted by Rose Styron, Kerry Kennedy and Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA.
Where: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green (across from Battery Park in downtown Manhattan)
When: Thursday, November 15, 2007, 6 – 8 p.m.
What: Learn about Amnesty International’s groundbreaking report:
Maze of Injustice:
The failure to protect indigenous women from sexual violence in
the USA.
Speakers include:
Georgia Little Shield, Executive Director, Pretty Bird Women House
Winona Flying Earth, Sitting Bull College and South Dakota Coalition
Against Domestic Violence
Hors d'oeuvres and cocktails will be served.
This event is free and open to the public and guests are welcomes
RSVP to Matthew Kennis by Monday, November 12;
212-633-4169 or
mkennis@aiusa.org
Directions by Train:
Eastside: 4 and 5 trains to Bowling Green
Westside: 1 train to South Ferry
BMT: R and W trains to Whitehall. M and J trains to Broad St.
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| 02 Nov 2007 - 10:27 | admin
URL: www.abanet.org/domviol/docs/StandardsBla . . .
| Hello Colleagues-
"Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing Victims of Domestic
Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking in Civil Protection Order Cases"
is available online at http://www.abanet.org/domviol/docs/StandardsBlackLetter.pdf
The material includes information on culturally competent
representation; effective client communication; client safety; scope of
representation; and procedures for intakes and hearings.
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| 02 Nov 2007 - 10:16 | Amnesty International
URL: web.amnesty.org/library/index/engafr5100 . . .
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE
At a mass rally held in Makeni in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone today, Amnesty International members and hundreds of other local activists called on the newly elected government of Sierra Leone to commit to ensuring justice and full reparations for the tens of thousands of Sierra Leonean women who have been the victims of sexual violence.
The organization also released a 35-page report entitled "Getting reparations right for survivors of sexual violence," revealing the extent to which women are still stigmatized and suffering the after-effects of the sexual violence perpetrated during the conflict in Sierra Leone.
"The unimaginable brutality of violations committed against up to one third of Sierra Leone's women and girls, although well-documented, has still not been fully addressed by the government," said Tania Bernath, Amnesty International's researcher on Sierra Leone.
"For the women of Sierra Leone, the story is not over. They need appropriate healthcare and access to justice, work, economic opportunities and educational opportunities to help them to begin to re-build their lives."
Under international law, those responsible for rape, sexual slavery and sexual violence amounting to war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture must be brought to justice and the survivors must receive full and effective reparations. Reparations must, as far as possible, wipe out all consequences of the illegal act and re-establish the situation that would have, in all probability, existed had the act not been committed.
To see a full copy of the report Sierra Leone: Getting reparations right for survivors of sexual violence, please go to: http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/eng afr510052007
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| 02 Nov 2007 - 09:33 | admin
URL: www.peacewomen.org/news/1325News/Issue94 . . .
| October Peacewomen newsletter online - click on active link above
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| 31 Oct 2007 - 09:11 | TLace31
TLace31@yahoo.com
URL: pubs.pcadv.net/ wocn/11-9regform.pdf
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CALL TO ACTION FOR WOMEN OF COLOR ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY:
CALL TO ACTION FOR WOMEN OF COLOR ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS
Friday, November 9 from 1:00-3:00 pm EST
PURPOSE OF THE CALL: a) To continue working on a collective Call to Action Statement; b) To discuss plans for conference in two years; c) To further define the roles and expectations of allies to be shared on future calls with those working to be allies.
REGISTRATION: To participate in the call, please go to the link below and complete the registration form by Thursday, November 8:
http://pubs.pcadv.net/ wocn/11-9regform.pdf
Looking forward to advancing this discussion.
In solidarity,
Women of Color Network
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| 30 Oct 2007 - 22:03 | Sylvia
sylvia.monteiro@cox.net
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Como siempre tu trabajo, y de de tu equipo sobrepasa las expectativas de todo con el profesionalismo y vision personal que hacen de tu trabajo en pro de la comunidad realmente cuente.
Felicitaciones
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| 30 Oct 2007 - 10:41 | carolina
carolina@flora.org.pe
URL: www.adital.com.br/site/noticia.asp?lang= . . .
| Honduras
Informe denuncia desatención del Gobierno por las mujeres
Entre 2003 y julio de este año, 673 mujeres fueron asesinadas en Honduras y sus criminales continúan impunes. Mientras tanto, los casos de violencia doméstica continúan creciendo. Sólo en 2006, fueron cerca de 12 mil los casos. Cerca del 12% fueron cometidos por los propios compañeros, incluso habiendo las víctimas presentado ya una denuncia previa en los órganos responsables, sin obtener ningún tipo de protección preventiva, obligatoria por ley.
Aún con la aprobación del Presupuesto General de la República, en 2006, que
destinaba un recurso de 894 mil dólares para la creación de unidades especiales de investigación de muertes violentas de mujeres, el gobierno
hondureño no consigue identificar los fondos para enviar al Ministerio
Público y poder implementar las unidades.
Las informaciones están en el informe "Entre dignidad y derechos", lanzado esta semana por la red de organizaciones no gubernamentales Social Watch,
responsable del monitoreo de los avances y retrocesos en el cumplimiento de los compromisos internacionalmente acordados contra la pobreza y la igualdad
de género. En el capítulo dedicado a Honduras, el informe destaca la falta de compromiso del gobierno de este país en relación con las políticas orientadas hacia las mujeres y en relación con la disminución de la pobreza.
Leer completo: http://www.adital.com.br/site/noticia.as p?lang=ES&cod=30200
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| 29 Oct 2007 - 10:40 | admin
x@x.x
| HOW YOU CAN HELP
If you think you've identified a victim of human trafficking, call 911
or the national Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline at
1-888-373-7888.
Here are some questions to ask
a suspected trafficking victim:
• What type of work do you do?
• Are you being paid?
• Can you leave your job if you want to?
• Can you come and go as you please?
• Have you or has your family been threatened?
• What are your working conditions like?
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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| 29 Oct 2007 - 10:16 | Boletin e-leusis
URL: www.e-leusis.net/noticia.asp?id_noticia= . . .
| Espana..
66 muertas ya en 2007 por terrorismo de género
Asesoría Jurídica
29/10/2007
Terminamos la semana con la tragedia de una muerte más por terrorismo de género y con una propuesta por la Presidenta del Observatorio de Violencia Doméstica del Consejo General del Poder Judicial, Montserrat Comas, de reforma del Código Penal para que los jueces y juezas no estén obligados a dictar una orden de alejamiento en todas las condenas por malos tratos.
Encarna Franco. E-leusis.net.
En lo que va de año, 66 mujeres han muerto a manos de su pareja o ex pareja, la última este fin de semana, en 2005 fueron asesinadas 58 y en 2006, 68, sabemos por desgracia que cuando finalice 2.007 es muy probable que rebasemos la cifra de 2006 de asesinatos a mujeres fruto aun de la violencia machista, también crece el porcentaje de las víctimas mortales de nacionalidad extranjera, que suponían casi un 31% en 2005 y en 2007 son ya el 39,3% del total de mujeres muertas. Las cifras del terrorismo de género son escalofriantes, cada 12 minutos se detiene en España a un hombre por violencia de género, y uno de cada 10 arrestos que se practican es por la misma causa.
continua,
http://www.e-leusis.net/not icia.asp?id_noticia=3500
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