The article reports, “Afghan women are frequent victims of abuse, despite some success by authorities in prosecuting rape cases, forced marriages and domestic violence under a 3-year-old law, according to a report issued Tuesday by the United Nations.”
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
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
In the News
Friday, December 07, 2012
The article reports, “In a historic bipartisan vote on Tuesday, the Senate passed Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s (D-N.H.) amendment to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act that would extend abortion insurance coverage to victims of rape in the military.
In the News
Friday, December 07, 2012
“Molly Melching, founder of NGO Tostan (which means ‘breakthrough’ in Wolof), talks about the importance of working within communities across west Africa and of involving cutters – the people who excise the clitoris and other external parts of the vagina during female genital mutilation – in efforts to end the practice.”
TA Question of the Month
Monday, December 03, 2012
Pop quiz: You’re having a party, and your fridge is stuffed with canned drinks – Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Sprite, the works. You turn to your guests and ask, “Hey does anybody want a… (a) Soda (b) Pop (c) Coke (d) Other
In the News
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The article reports, ” Campaigners against female circumcision scored a major victory Monday with the approval by a key U.N. committee of a resolution calling for a global ban on female genital mutilation. The resolution, adopted by consensus by the U.N.
In the News
Monday, November 26, 2012
“The 16 Days Campaign begins on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25) and ends on International Human Rights Day (December 10), to emphasize that such violence is a human rights violation.
