A new tool takes an advantage of the internet for human trafficking—its sheer size—and turns it against criminals. It can be easy for digital criminals to hide in plain sight—posting escort ads for underaged individuals brazenly online—knowing that there are millions of these ads already with more created every day.
VAWnet News Blog
This area provides access to current and past news coverage on various issues related to gender-based violence that has national reach or impact, a full archive of NRCDV eNewsletters featuring announcements of new resources, initiatives, and events and access to our recent and archived TA questions of the month.
In the News
Monday, May 18, 2015
In the News
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Legislation defines gender-based killings and sets out tougher punishments for attackers.
eNewsletters
Monday, May 11, 2015
In the past 30 years, there has been a significant shift in understanding the impact of trauma on individuals and families. We have come to understand responses to trauma, including mental health challenges, as normal and adaptive reactions to adverse life experiences through a trauma-informed model.
In the News
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
From Unilever to the University of Hong Kong, a wave of male executives join UNWomen’s new ‘HeForShe’ initiative Heads of state, CEOs and university presidents are all making public and concrete commitments to gender equality in the latest installment of UN Women’s ‘HeForShe’ initiative.
In the News
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
Several hundred demonstrators marched from City Hall to the Statehouse yesterday to publicize the issue of human trafficking and demand an end to it.
TA Question of the Month
Monday, May 04, 2015
by Amanda Manes of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence The issue of abusive spouses preventing survivors of Jewish faith from obtaining a religious divorce (get) is just one example of how religion and faith can play a major role in the lives of survivors of domestic violence. To learn more about the intersection of domestic violence and religion, access VAWnet Special Collection Domestic Violence and Religion.
