Policy & Systems Advocacy Content Topic Results

The Pandora Project provides online resources, tools, blogs, and groups for LGBTQ people with a history rape or sexual abuse. This page describes the services and resources available to LGBT survivors.

It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2008 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with human rights activists in the country in question.

This report outlines an inquiry that studied programs that use comprehensive approaches to sexual and reproductive health and noted issues that arise when programs are not rooted in human rights; expressing benefits and challenges to comprehensive, rights-based sexual and reproductive health care.

The objective of this study was to use data from a larger study of domestic violence risk assessment methods to develop a brief assessment for acute care settings to identify victims at highest risk for suffering severe injury or potentially lethal assault by an intimate partner or former partner.

This handout affirms that self-determination is a precondition to safety for domestic violence survivors and urges advocates to prioritize self-determination alongside safety in their support.

Information from a national sample of law enforcement agencies about the prevalence of arrests for and characteristics of internet sex crimes against minors.

This statewide plan was based on a systematic 10-step planning process called “Getting to Outcomes.” The goal was to create and implement evidence-based strategies that prevent first-time perpetration of intimate partner violence.

This three-country study in Bangladesh, Morocco, and Uganda estimated the economic costs of intimate partner violence at the household and community levels.

This handout covers 3 basic steps organizations can take if they work with survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking: (1) have safety alerts and an escape button on every page of your website; (2) post some general safety tips that alert survivors to risks without educating stalkers about new ways to abuse; and, (3) use web forms that promote informed consent.

This guide aims to assist legal professionals working with victims of human trafficking in recognizing trafficking victims among existing domestic violence caseloads; in identifying key civil legal remedies and other issues that require exploring in order to effectively assist human trafficking victims, and; in identifying and using other resources to pursue specific legal remedies and secure social services and other benefits for clients.

This brief fact sheet talks about the risk of sexual abuse that immigration detainees face and the difficulty of seeking assistance.

This monograph explores the role of the Black church in addressing intimate partner violence in the African American community, including recommendations for facilitating spiritual healing and freedom from intimate partner violence.