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| 16 Jul 2010 - 10:03 | International Association of Chiefs of Police
URL: www.theiacp.org/About/WhatsNew/tabid/459 . . .
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IACP Releases Report: Improving Police Response to Persons with Mental Illness
Thursday, July 08, 2010
This report presents the findings and recommendations from a national summit held by IACP in May 2009 to address the millions of encounters between law enforcement and persons with mental illness in our communities
see
www.theiacp.org/About/WhatsNew/tabid/459/Default.aspx?id=1290&v=1
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| 16 Jul 2010 - 09:58 | IPS Gender Wire
URL: ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52134
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Slowly, Women Gain Ground through Land Ownership
By Zofeen Ebrahim
BADIN, Pakistan, Jul 13, 2010 (IPS) - "I told my husband if he ever hits me (again), I’ll pack up and go to my parents who live just round the corner, and he will lose the land I got," says Jannat Gul of Tando Bagho village here in this southern Pakistani district. Her husband has not hit her for the past six months – since Gul became the owner of some 1.6 hectares of land.
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| 16 Jul 2010 - 09:50 | La Capital
URL: www.lacapital.com.ar/contenidos/2010/07/ . . .
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"Sin clientes no hay trata de mujeres con propósito de explotación sexual"
Por Eduardo Caniglia / La Capital
"Hay un lema internacional en el movimiento de mujeres que dice que sin cliente no hay trata y, evidentemente, existen clientes para la explotación sexual. La trata es un delito de sustrato económico que somete y explota tanto a las mujeres como a los niños y adolescentes", definió Rosa Acosta, la secretaria de Derechos Humanos de la provincia, durante las jornadas de capacitación sobre trata de personas organizadas por el Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos.
El encuentro, destinado a funcionarios y trabajadores del Estado interesados en el abordaje de la problemática, profundizó el debate sobre un tema cuya dimensión se advirtió un mes atrás, cuando fueron rescatadas cuatro niñas de entre 12 y 14 años que eran ofrecidas para servicios sexuales en una humilde vivienda de Venado Tuerto.
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www.lacapital.com.ar/contenidos/2010/07/16/noticia_0029.html
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| 16 Jul 2010 - 09:38 | NARAL
URL: www.prochoiceamerica.org/index.html
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Dear Pro-Choice Activist,
Bad news from the Obama administration on the health-care law:
A Stupak-style ban applies to women in new, temporary high-risk pools.
I have an urgent update about the new health-care law.
To our dismay, the Obama administration just announced it will exclude abortion coverage in the temporary health-insurance pools that will transition us into the new health-care system.
I am outraged that such a decision would come from a pro-choice president that we helped elect.
I have contacted the White House, but I need your voice, too. Tell President Obama that this new policy is unacceptable and ask him to change course immediately.
According to the Associated Press, the Obama administration is set to ban abortion services in a new, temporary program for individuals who fall into high-risk pools.
1 This policy means that women who are part of these pools because they have significant health problems, such as diabetes or cancer, will not be able to access abortion care, even if their health is at further risk.
Believe it or not, the administration’s policy is similar to the ban proposed by anti-choice Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.). That’s right. For about three years, a Stupak-style ban will now apply to women in these new high-risk insurance pools.
Abortion is the most common surgical procedure women receive. At a time when the country is on the cusp of implementing nationwide health-insurance coverage, it is unacceptable to treat abortion care differently in the new high-risk pools.
Please urge President Obama to remove the abortion-coverage ban immediately.
Unless President Obama steps in, women with pre-existing conditions or other high-risk medical needs like diabetes will lose out on coverage for abortion care.
Help us fight back. Tell President Obama that the abortion-coverage ban was not part of the agreement on health reform.
I’ll keep you posted as this story unfolds. We will keep the pressure on the White House until the administration changes course.
Nancy Keenan
President, NARAL Pro-Choice
To protest,
www.prochoiceamerica.org/index.html
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| 15 Jul 2010 - 09:17 | lanacion
URL: www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=128 . . .
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Rechazan la suspensión de la ley de aborto
Había sido solicitada por la oposición
MADRID.- El Tribunal Constitucional (TC) español rechazó ayer la suspensión cautelar de la aplicación de la polémica ley del aborto, que entró en vigor el 5 de este mes y que permite interrumpir el embarazo a toda mujer mayor de 16 años y hasta la semana 14.
En un comunicado, el alto tribunal informó que la suspensión cautelar de la aplicación de la nueva reglamentación fue rechazada, por lo que la ley de salud sexual y reproductiva e interrupción voluntaria del embarazo seguirá en vigor mientras ese mismo órgano de Justicia decida sobre su constitucionalidad.
El Partido Popular (PP), principal fuerza de la oposición, y el gobierno de la región de Navarra habían solicitado ante el Tribunal Constitucional la suspensión cautelar de ocho artículos de la ley, por entender que el "aborto libre" es contrario al derecho a la vida.
La nueva norma, aprobada por el Parlamento el 24 de febrero, establece el aborto libre hasta la semana 14, y hasta la 22 en caso de riesgo de la vida o salud de la mujer o graves anomalías en el feto, siempre que, en este último caso, haya un dictamen emitido por dos médicos especialistas distintos a los que practican la intervención.
El punto más polémico de la ley es situar la mayoría de edad para abortar en los 16 años, y el que las menores no tengan que informar a sus padres si alegan que pueden ser coaccionadas o sufrir violencia familiar.
Conocida esa situación, será el médico de una clínica privada quien decidirá actuar sin contar con los padres, apoyado por un psicólogo o un trabajador social
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www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1284798
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| 15 Jul 2010 - 08:59 | Madre
URL: www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/n . . .
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Colombia - NGO Shadow Report to UN on Violations of Women's Rights
see
www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/ngos/MADRE_Colombia99.pdf
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| 15 Jul 2010 - 08:46 | Huffington Post
URL: www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/14/suprem . . .
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Supreme Court Gun Decision Doesn't Mean Domestic Violence Offenders Can Own Handguns
SOPHIA TAREEN | 07/14/10 08:44 PM |
CHICAGO — A federal appeals court upheld a ban on gun possession for a domestic violence offender in a ruling that several anti-violence advocates applauded Wednesday for providing some clarity after the U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark decision on gun restrictions.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled 10-1 on Tuesday to reinstate a southern Wisconsin man's conviction for having a gun while on probation for a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction. The decision followed the high court's ruling last month that made Chicago's outright handgun ban unenforceable. The court held that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live.
The Wisconsin case was being closely watched by advocates of gun rights and domestic abuse victims, particularly in light of the Supreme Court's ruling. While the court signaled some gun restrictions may survive legal challenges, it offered assurances only on laws that bar felons from having guns
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www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/14/supreme-court-gun-decisio_n_646922.html
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| 15 Jul 2010 - 08:25 | Huffington Post
URL: www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/15/vatica . . .
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Vatican: Ordination Of Women A 'Grave Crime
see
www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/15/vatican-ordination-of-wom_n_647296.html
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| 14 Jul 2010 - 08:51 | MINCAVA
URL: new.vawnet.org/category/index_pages.php? . . .
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Working To End Violence Against Women in Brazil
This Special Collection highlights and celebrates the tremendous work being done in Brazil to end violence against women. The selected materials and resources provide a snapshot of the magnitude of the problem and highlight various recommendations for public policy as well as opportunities for community involvement and action.
Note: Many of the documents listed below are available in Portuguese only. Although not 100% accurate, there are free language translation tools available on the Web that can provide readers with a sense of the content. English-only readers may find it beneficial to use the following tools: AltaVista Babel Fish Translation can accomodate web pages and blocks of text, and WorldLingo can translate text, documents (including PDFs), and websites
see
new.vawnet.org/category/index_pages.php?category_id=782
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| 14 Jul 2010 - 08:35 | Amecopress/CIMAC
URL: www.amecopress.net/spip.php?article4477
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El Feminicidio en el Estado de México, un problema sin fin
Alertan las legisladoras por la impunidad y falta de justicia
Internacional, Instituciones de igualdad, Legislación y género, Violencia de género, Feminicidio, México DF, por Gladis Torres Ruiz
México, D.F 14 jul. AmecoPress/CIMAC.- En el Estado de México, 9 de cada 10 casos de violencia hacia las mujeres y violencia feminicida, permanecen en la impunidad, y esa situación, detonará en un contexto superior al que se vive en Ciudad Juárez, emblemática en el mundo por el feminicidio, y el nulo acceso a la justicia en los casos de este tipo.
Así lo consideraron Yuridia Rodríguez Estrada, portavoz del Observatorio Ciudadano Nacional de Feminicidio (OCNF), conformado por 43 organizaciones civiles de 17 estados, y la diputada federal, Mariela Pérez de Tejada, quien afirmó que en el Edomex, una mujer muere cada dos días por violencia.
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| 14 Jul 2010 - 08:06 | Human Rights Watch
URL: www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/07/13/afghanist . . .
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Afghan Women and the Risks of Reintegration and Reconciliation
Direct Link to Full 65-page Report:
Download this report
Press Release: www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/07/13/afghanistan-talks-shouldnt-ignore-taliban-abuse-women
July 13, 2010
This 65-page report addresses the potential challenges to women's rights posed by future government agreements with insurgent forces. The report describes how in areas under Taliban control, women are often subjected to threats, intimidation and violence, girls' education is targeted, and women political leaders and activists are attacked and killed with impunity.
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| 13 Jul 2010 - 08:13 | catholicnews
URL: www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/10 . . .
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Revised Vatican Norms to Cover Sex Abuse, Attempted Women's Ordination
By John Thavis
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican is preparing to update the 2001 norms that deal with priestly sex abuse of minors, in effect codifying practices that have been in place for several years.
At the same time, it will include the "attempted ordination of women" among the list of most serious crimes against church law, or "delicta graviora," sources said.
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www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1002827.htm
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| 13 Jul 2010 - 08:01 | Pagina 12, Ar
URL: www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/subn . . .
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Volver a vivir
Por Mariana Carbajal
A los 25 años, A. M. es una sobreviviente de un noviazgo violento. Las agresiones, los maltratos, los cachetazos que soportó durante casi cuatro años quedaron atrás. Pudo salir del “círculo de la violencia” de la mano de un grupo de ayuda mutua para víctimas de noviazgos violentos que ofrece gratuitamente la Ciudad. “Fue un proceso largo: volver a aprender cómo relacionarme y poder quererme y valorarme. Es como mirar la vida con otros anteojos, aprender que hay otras maneras de estar de novia y amar y que una no tiene por qué bancarse eso”, dice, en un bar de la Avenida de Mayo, cerca del Congreso.
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www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/subnotas/149282-47933-2010-07-11.html
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| 13 Jul 2010 - 07:57 | Stop Violence Against Women
URL: www.stopvaw.org/animal_abuse_and_domesti . . .
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Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence
Resources and Literature Overview
from
Stop Violence Against Women
a project of Advocates for Human Rights
see
www.stopvaw.org/animal_abuse_and_domestic_violence_2.html
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| 13 Jul 2010 - 07:27 | radaronline
URL: www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/07/e . . .
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HereEXCLUSIVE NEW AUDIO: Mel Gibson Admits Hitting Oksana, Threatens To Kill Her - Listen To It Here
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WENNWARNING: This audio may not be reproduced or republished.
Mel Gibson, under investigation for domestic violence, admits to hitting Oksana Grigorieva and TWICE threatens to kill her in an explosive new audio tape obtained and released exclusively by RadarOnline.com.
more
www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/07/exclusive-new-audio-mel-gibson-admits-hitting-oksana-threatens-kill-her-listen-it
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| 13 Jul 2010 - 07:13 | Sexual Violence Legal News Online
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URL: www.nesl.edu/centers/clsr_svln_online.cf . . .
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Sexual Violence Legal News Online
People v. JORGE ARTURO LOPEZ, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION TWO
2009 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2710
Topic:
Consent, Rape
see
www.nesl.edu/centers/clsr_svln_online.cfm?SVID=672
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