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The article reports, “Schools in Southern New England now have a new tool in the fight against bullying and teen dating violence. Educators are always looking at ways to help make learning more fun and interesting to students. And what better way than a video game?”

The article reports, “The families of thousands of girls and women who have disappeared in Mexico are spending everything they have in the search for their daughters – and for justice.

The article reports, “Stella McCartney is standing up for women’s rights by creating a virtual White Ribbon badge in aid of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.”

The article reports, “Thousands around the world will honor the hundreds of people murdered because of their gender identity on Transgender Day of Remembrance.” View the full article at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/world-remember-victims-trans-violence161112

This audio interview explores the launch of the One Billion Rising Pacific initiative, where messaging will begin in the communities of Tonga, PNG, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, and New Caledonia. “Nations across the Pacific have has signed on to a global program to try to end violence against women.”

The article reports, “Colombia’s laws on violence against women are not adequately protecting victims displaced by the armed conflict, the New York-based Human Rights Watch has said in a new 101-page report released this week.”