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Get the latest updates and highlights on violence against women around the world. Learn about recent laws, United Nations resolutions, and global efforts to end violence against women. Explore articles related to domestic violence, sex trafficking, sexual assault, femicide, and other topics that affect women's human rights. Find out about the most recent reports and studies on the prevalence and effects of violence against women and the status of women in various countries.

New Resource: CARE Publishes Gender, Power and Justice Primer

Saturday, July 8, 2017

Norway: Government Ratifies Istanbul Convention

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

New Report: 2017 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report Released, China Downgraded

Friday, June 30, 2017

Mexico: Report Finds Formal and Informal Child Marriages Still Common Across the Country

Saturday, June 24, 2017

United States: New York Approves New Law Banning Most Child Marriages

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

United Nations: Expert on Violence against Women Addresses Human Rights Council

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

New Report: Shelters are “Survival Tools” for Women Victims of Violence

Monday, June 19, 2017

Haiti: Rights Group Seeks Broad Support to Change Definition of Rape in Draft Penal Code

Saturday, June 17, 2017

United States: Minnesota Unveils Plan to Combat Sex Trafficking at the Super Bowl

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

New Report: Domestic Violence May Violate Women’s Right to Life as an “Arbitrary Execution”

Friday, June 9, 2017

New Resource: UN Women Posts Education Module to its Database on Violence Against Women

Monday, June 5, 2017

United Nations: Submission Request, Online Violence Against Women

Friday, June 2, 2017

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