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Featured News from Around the Globe
Morocco: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Releases Findings on Morocco, October 21, 2015
The U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has published its most recent concluding observations (in French) on Morocco. The Advocates for Human Rights and the Moroccan women’s non-governmental organization, Mobilizing for Rights Associates (MRA), submitted a shadow report to the Committee detailing Morocco’s failure to address widespread violations of women’s rights under the Covenant, including sexual harassment, violence and forced and child marriage. The Committee's concluding observations incorporated many of the concerns raised by the Advocates and MRA. To learn more, please review the Morocco country page and the International Law: Reporting and Monitoring Mechanisms section of StopVAW.org.
United States: Extensive Survey of College Campuses Finds High Rate of Sexual Assault, September 25, 2015
More than 20% of women at U.S. colleges and universities report experiencing “non-consensual sexual contact,” according to one of the largest studies of campus sexual assault ever conducted in the United States. Additionally, eleven percent of college women surveyed said they were victims of rape or attempted rape. Only 28% of sexually violent incidents on college campuses were reported to the police or other officials. Many college women believed they would receive no help or that their cases were not “serious enough.” However, of the few women who did report a campus sexual assault, many said the agencies or officials involved were helpful.
To learn more, please review the What is Sexual Assault? and Sexual Assault in Higher Education - Law and Protocols sections of StopVAW.org.
Other News
United States: Members of Congress Introduce Bill to Protect Financial Security of Domestic Violence Victims,
October 30, 2015
European Union: UN Expert Urges EU Member States to Protect Migrants from Human Traffickers, October 29, 2015
Scotland: Parliament Adopts New Anti-Trafficking Legislation, October 24, 2015
Lebanon: Woman Arrested After Alleging Rape and Torture by Military Personnel, October 16, 2015
Kazakhstan: UN Expert Says Draft Law Threatens the Existence of Civil Society, Including Women’s Organizations,
October 15, 2015
Guatemala: Prosecutors Combat Sexual Violence against Girls by Family Members, October 13, 2015
United Nations: International Day of the Girl Child Promotes the Human Rights of Adolescent Girls, October 11, 2015
Afghanistan: Taliban Assault on Kunduz Puts Women’s Activists and Shelters at Risk, October 08, 2015
United Nations: Secretary General Says Women Should Not Fear Violence and Harassment in Public Spaces,
October 07, 2015
Nigeria: Women and Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram Shunned by Their Communities, September 30, 2015
United States: Extensive Survey of College Campuses Finds High Rate of Sexual Assault, September 25, 2015
Australia: Prime Minister Announces $100 million for Domestic Violence Prevention and Victim Services, September 23, 2015
Nicaragua: Laws Meant to Protect Women from Violence Lose Effectiveness, September 21, 2015
India: Saudi Diplomat Accused of Rape and Imprisonment of Nepali Domestic Workers, September 18, 2015
United States: Research Group Advocates for New Perspectives on Sexual Violence in the Media,
September 16, 2015
United States: Government To Release Millions of Dollars to Address Rape Kit Backlog, September 14, 2015
Canada: Internal Report Faults Government's Approach to Violence Against Women, September 08, 2015
Featured Reports
U.N. Finds Seventy-Five Percent of Women Experience Violence Online, September 28, 2015
A recent United Nations report found that nearly 75 percent of women globally have experienced some form of internet or cyber-violence. According to the report, cyber-violence includes threats of sexual violence or death, “hate speech, hacking, identity theft, online stalking threats and induced suicides.” The report, “Cyber-Violence against Women and Girls: A World-Wide Wake up Call,” says the internet “facilitates other forms of violence against women,” such as trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation. Acts of cyber-violence are rarely reported, investigated or prosecuted and most victims receive no assistance or protection. The report provides several recommendations to curb cyber-violence against women, including educational programs, internet safeguards against harassment, and the enactment of laws against internet violence. To learn more, please see the Effects of Sexual Harassment section of StopVAW.org.
Other Reports
Documenting the Severity of Sexual Violence against Aid Workers, October 27, 2015
Protecting and Promoting Women’s Human Rights are Key to Ending Conflict Around the World, October 19, 2015
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