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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.

Liberia: UN Report Documents Widespread Sexual Violence

Thursday, October 27, 2016

New Report: Inter-Parliamentary Union Finds Extensive Discrimination and Violence against Women in Politics

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Europe: New Video Describes the European Court of Human Rights

Thursday, October 20, 2016

United States: California Enacts New Anti-Trafficking Laws

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Ireland: Report Warns That Fake Marriages Are a “Pervasive” New Form of Human Trafficking

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Iraq: UN Compiles Stories of Yezidi who Survived Torture and Sexual Violence Perpetrated by ISIL

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Kuwait: Survey Shows Majority Opposed to Lenient Punishment for Honor Killings

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Kyrgyzstan: Pilot Program Hopes to Empower Young Women to End Bride Kidnapping and Forced Marriage

Friday, September 23, 2016

Mexico: Human Rights Commission Calls for Investigation into “Brutal” Sexual Assaults by Police

Thursday, September 22, 2016

South Asia: Nuns Bike the Himalayas to Raise Awareness about Human Trafficking

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Europe: Gender Equality Institute's 2015 Index Finds Gaps in Data on Violence Against Women

Saturday, September 17, 2016

New Report: UN Women Releases Annual Report Detailing Efforts to Achieve Full Equality for Women by 2030

Saturday, September 10, 2016

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