Through a regional joint programme ‘Partners for Prevention’, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV have worked together to undertake the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Paci…
The convention on the elimination fo all forms of discrimination against women, has the status of an international treaty which members of the united nations are encouraged to ratify. CEDAW was ado…
This book is a reader on violence againts women and their children from khown men. the aim is to present the way in which violence againts women is theorised, and how research and activism have led…
A secure, fair, democratic, prosperous, non violent society with gender equality, an environmental perspective and respect for human right
This report builds on an earlier report published in 2008 by the Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE) of AusAID, titled Violence Against Women in Melanesia and East Timor: Building on Global…
Violence against women is a violation of dignity, safety and human rights. The problem is immense, particulary domestic violence, but also violence against women in conflict situations and against …
Stop Violence: Responding to violence against women in Melanesia and East Timor sets out Australia’s priorities and actions to prevent and reduce violence against women in Melanesia and East Timo…
As the quote above illustrates, pregnancy may be one of the few times when chronically abused women are permitted to go to the doctor. As almost all Australian women have regular contact with the h…
This report represents an attempt keeping the Beijing commitment alive whilst also reporting the effforts of government as well as non-government organizations and civil society in realizing the co…
Gender is used to describe those characteristics of men and women which are socially determined, in contrast to those which are biologically determined. The word ‘gender’ was used by Ann Oakley…