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ENDVAW Update #48: September 15, 2004
CONTENTS:
Violence in the News
From: http://www.endvaw.org/current.php
Laws in Arab world remain lenient on honor crimes
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=8198
Entertainers face visa crackdown as ministry targets prostitution
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20040827f1.htm
Domestic-violence victim wins 10-year immigration fight
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002014732_immigrant25m.html
Jail terms for serious sex crimes fall by 12 months
http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1013642004
Funding to End Violence Against Children
Funding for the Safe and Bright Futures for Children Initiative: The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) of the Department of Health and Human Services announces the availability of funds for FY 2004 for phase one of the Safe and Bright Futures for Children Initiative- a program to diminish the damaging effects of domestic violence on children and adolescents and to stop the cycles of abuse and intentional injury.
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops178.asp
Article on Human Trafficking in Pakistan
Dear Colleague,
Please find enclosed my latest article published in daily The News (http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/may2004-daily/18-05-2004/oped/opinion.htm)
on the issue of human trafficking with regard to Pakistan. * Ahmed
Ahmed Saleem
Senior Communication Manager
Population Council (Pakistan Office)
House No. 7, Street 62
F-6/3, Islamabad
PAKISTAN
Tel: 0092-51-2277439 Ext: 114
Fax: 0092-51-2821401
Email: asaleem@pcpak.org
Interagency Gender Working Group website updated
The Interagency Gender Working Group website has a new address as well as a new look. Users can now go directly to www.igwg.org to access IGWG's publications and tools, find a wealth of gender-related links, and learn about the organization and its upcoming events, trainings, and grants. Come back to the site in the next couple of weeks for updated information on the training and grants pages. Our latest postings include a report on whether integrating a gender focus into reproductive health programs makes a difference to outcomes and a powerpoint presentation that discusses some of the findings in the report.
New e-mail list about sexual violence
You are invited to join the SVRI list, an e-mail forum of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI). SVRI is a project which aims to create a network of experienced and committed researchers, policy makers, activists and donors who will work together to ensure that the many aspects of sexual violence are addressed. The objective of SVRI is to promote and disseminate action-oriented research to reduce and respond to sexual violence through: Identifying gaps, building capacity, supporting research, raising awareness and building partnerships.
The SVRI will focus on the sexual abuse and coercion of adult and adolescent women, child sexual abuse, sexual torture and sexual violence in war situations, and trafficking in women and girls for sex. The SVRI is funded by the Global Forum for Health Research (GFHR) and currently hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). For more information about and to join the Sexual Violence Research Initiative please look at: http://www.who.int/gender/violence/sexviolresearch/en/
AIMS of SVRI list
The aim of this list is to provide a forum where knowledge, experience and action about sexual violence can be discussed and shared. This will be a global discussion and we hope to learn from people in all regions of the world. We hope that these discussions will facilitate the formation of new partnerships and promote discourse among people from different professions about sexual violence.
Content
The SVRI list is a moderated forum. In addition to sharing information about the SVRI and its work as well as the work of others, we will engage in group discussions around specific issues relating to sexual violence research. We hope that most of these discussions will be initiated by group members. A number of issues for discussion have already been identified including - Definitions of sexual violence and - Ethical issues in conducting sexual violence research
We look forward to a series of informative and meaningful discussions on issues related to sexual violence research. If you have any messages to send to the list please email SVRI@who.int
Please forward this to anyone who may be interested in joining the list. To sign on please send an e-mail with the words: SUBSCRIBE SVRI followed by your name (for example SUBSCRIBE SVRI Mary Smith) to LISTSERV@WHO.INT
If you have any questions about the list or the Sexual Violence Research Initiative, please e-mail Chen Reis
New Pan American Health Organization Publication
http://publications.paho.org/english/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=691&CFID=6423902&CFTOKEN=671785
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas has recently published:
"Violence Against Women: The Health Sector Responds" which focuses on gender-based violence-and how communities can put an end to it. The book's production, a collaborative effort with the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO), shares the findings of PAHO's early research into the health situation of women, what they revealed about the extent of gender-based violence, and the launching in 1995 of a pilot project in Central America to address this issue. Most revealing of all, however, is the voices of the women themselves, as they describe living with violence and the community's response to their needs. The book's final chapter presents a global perspective on how the lessons learned in Central America and PAHO's integrated strategy may be applied in other communities around the world.
Free Women's Health Posters
Campaigning for women's health on little or no budget?
The Canadian Women's Health Network has created and designed several *women's health posters* that are available for your campaign, free of charge. Put the posters on your website, in your newsletter, or print multiple copies using a colour photocopier or a colour printer (they require standard 8 1/2 x 11 sized paper). Help us get the word out!
Poster topics currently available include:
*Violence in the home* http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/posters/home.pdf
Visit http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/posters/posters.html to view, download and print your posters -- and put them wherever you can! (Please do not alter or edit the posters in any way without prior permission from CWHN).
Brought to you courtesy of the Canadian Women's Health Network, http://www.cwhn.ca Working Hard to put women's health in the national spotlight.
Mona Dupré-Ollinik, BSW, BA
Coordonatrice de liaison/Outreach Coordinator
Canadian Women's Health Network/Réseau canadien pour la santé des femmes
419, avenue Graham, Suite 203
Winnipeg (MB) R3C 0M3
Tel: (204) 942-5500 ext,/poste 13
Fax/Télécopieur: (204) 989-2355
Toll free/Numéro sans frais: 1-888-818-9172
www.cwhn.ca
e-mail/courriel: outreach@cwhn.ca
TTY 204-942-2806
TTY toll free number 1-866-694-6367
New Members
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Seema Parveen
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SAHAYOG
21/250, Indira Nagar
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
226016 India
Website: www.sahayogindia.org
Interests: Domestic violence, Date violence, Trafficking/Prostitution, Cultural
violence/FGC
sahayog is working on issues such as gender, violence against women, reproductive
rights and health.
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Paramita Guha
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Research Assistant
Sahayog
Lucknow, Indira Nagar Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh 226016
India
Interests: Domestic violence, Date violence, Trafficking/Prostitution, Cultural violence/FGC, Women and war
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Martins
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Surulere, Lagos state
Ikate Surulere
Lagos state 234
Nigeria
Interests: Domestic violence
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Opai-Tetteh
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Doctor
Box 601
Roodepoort Gauteng
1725 SOUTH AFRICA
A private individual practicing obstetrics and gynecology. FIGO has action plan on saving mothers including female genital mutilation
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Arlene Penney
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Public Relations and Research Coordinator
Government of Newfoundalnd and Labrador
Newfoundland
St. John's A0A 1J0
Canada
Website: www.gov.nf.ca
Intergovernmental and community partnership called the Violence Prevention Initiative
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Vincent Ebulue
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Doctor
POBox 465 Medunsa
Pretoria, Gauteng, 0204
South Africa
Website: www.medunsa.co.za
Interests: Trafficking/Prostitution, Cultural violence/FGC, Women and war
Teaching hospital where doctors and medical students and nurses are trained
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Usen Akpan
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Doctor
St Mary's hospital
1 Hospital Rd Marianhill
South Africa
Interests: Domestic violence
My organization is a hospital with most female visit complaining of domestic violence. I'm currently doing a research on the patterns of domestic violence among visiting females , and would like to get materials especially on works done in the South African settings.
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Ms Moire O'Sullivan
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Programs Administrator
The CRADLE
P.O. Box 10101
Nairobi 00100
Kenya
Website: www.thecradle.org
Interests: Domestic violence
The CRADLE, The Children's Foundation, also known as the Child Rights Advisory, Documentation and Legal Center is a non-partisan, non-profit making and non-governmental organization committed to the protection, promotion and enhancement of the rights of the child through court representation, advocacy and law reform.
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Natalia Ewiakova
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Buchfeldgasse 16/507
Vienna 1090
Austria
I study gender studies
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Mahomed Dada
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Doctor
PathCare
PO Box 1429 Vereeniging
Gauteng 1930
South Africa
Website: http://www.pathcare.co.za
Interests: Domestic violence
I am a anatomical pathologist/ forensic pathologist with a special interest in crimes against women and children
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Laura Masters
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7803 Broughton Pike
Paulding, Ohio
45879 U.S.A
Interests: Date violence
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Sinegugu Duma
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University of Cape Town
Faculty of Health Sciences, Anzio Road, Observatory
Cape Town, Western Cape
7925 South Africa
Website: www.uct.ac.za
Research on recovery of rape victims from sexual assault. Teaching family violence modules.
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Jessica Nichols
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CSAC
Fairfax County ADS
10755 Tullamore Court
Manassas VA
20111 USA
Substance abuse treatment and behavior modification for the purposes of managing the connection with domestic violence. Treating the substance abuser and administering anger management and domestic violence education.
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Treena Schram
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Case Manager - Sexual Assault Program
Pavilion Family Resource Centre
P.O. Box 66 Kirkland Lake
Ontario P2N 3M6
Canada
Website: www.pavilionfrc.com
Interests: Domestic violence, Date violence
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Marleen Bosmans
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Senior Researcher
Ghent University - International Centre for Reproductive Health
De Pintelaan 185 P3
Ghent 9000
Belgium
Website: www.icrh.org
Interests: Domestic violence, Women and war
Sexual and gender-based violence is one of the main areas of the research conducted at the International Centre for Reproductive Health at the Ghent University. Personally I am mainly focusing on the rights-based and gender approach of sexual and reproductive health of women and children affected by war and armed conflict. In these contexts, SGBV is one of our main issues of concern. In this respect I am also collaborating as an external expert with the UN Inter-agency Task Force on Gender and Humanitarian Action.
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Playing Safe Project Advisor
CARE Cambodia
PO Box 537
Phnom Penh
Kandal, Kingdom of Cambodia
ebsite: www.playsafe.info
Interests: Cultural violence/FGC
Playing Safe project, aimed at young males, is seeking to promote safe and responsible male sexual behaviour, incorporating human rights and gender awareness as part of reproductive health.
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Hanniel Okon
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Student, youth member
P.O.Box 1107, Uyo
Akwa Ibom, 520001
Nigeria
I am a student and a youth member of ppfn. I will make u use of your material to enlighten youth in my area. Please send in cassette too or video
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Elaine Slaunwhite
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Canada
Interests: Women and war
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Anne Gathumbi-Masheti
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Coordinator
Coalition on Violence Against Women - Kenya
P O Box 10658-00100, Nairobi
00100 Kenya
Website: www.covaw.or.ke
Interests: Domestic violence, Cultural violence/FGC
We are a women's human rights organisation committed to the eradication of all forms of VAW. We have 4 main programs - Advocacy, Capacity Building, Youth Program, Information and Communication and IEC program
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Deogratias Egidio
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Chief Documentalist
Women's Information Centre
PO Box 3448, Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Website: www.mcdg.go.tz
Interests: Domestic violence, Cultural violence/FGC
INFORMATION ABOUT WOMEN'S INFORMATION CENTRE (WIC)
Background: The Women's Information Centre (WIC) was established in 1997 at the then Ministry of Community Development Women Affairs and Children, as an AIDOS/MCDWAC institutional strengthening project of the Ministry.
Objective: WIC maintains a Documentation Centre which is a focal point for the collection, production and dissemination of all information connected to the Ministry's activities and all those, which aims at the improvement of the well-being of our communities, women and children in general. The Centre's special focus is on gender and the situation of women and children, hence a good facility for assisting the running of research and information initiatives, focusing in particular on gender mainstreaming, boosting of women's entrepreneurship in the country and on the strengthening of the general planning capacities of the Ministry itself.
Activities
* To collect information materials at the national and international level related to women, children and community development with a special focus on gender and micro-enterprise.
* To facilitate user's access to information, related to these issues, available in the country and abroad through a computerized system and the Internet.
* T o disseminate the collected information through a variety of means, including a monthly WIC News Bulletin, booklets, leaflets and press clippings
* To provide an innovative service offering information and counseling to women on job, training and scholarship opportunities through a Women's Information Window
* To network and closely collaborate with similar international and national organizations.
* To conduct training in Gender Planning, Logical Framework and the Project Cycle Management, informatics, documentation and database.
* To conduct research in women and gender development issues
* To establish a communication system for dissemination of Women in Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD) information.
* To visibilize the Ministry's activities
* To strengthen the Ministry's collaboration with NGOs
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Navanita Bhattacharya
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Program Coordinator
CARE
27, Hauz Khas Village,
New Delhi - 110 016
India
Website: www.careindia.org
Interests: Cultural violence/FGC
Am working on a program which integrates gender and sexuality in CARE's reproductive health programming. The pilot prog is called Inner Spaces, Outer Faces Initiative and is being piloted in CARE India and CARE Vietnam.
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