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17 2008
Violence against women is one of the most pervasive and least visible abuses of human rights worldwide. To fight this phenomenon, Adovcates for Human Rights, with support from the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the Open Society Institute’s Network Women’s Program, have developed the Stop Violence Against Women website (STOPVAW).
The website aims to be a forum for information, advocacy and change, as well as a tool for the promotion of women’s human rights in countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. STOPVAW focuses on four areas: domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment and trafficking of women.
The site also allows users to increase their understanding of violence against women through the exploration of definitions and data and information about the prevalence of the problem, the factors that contribute to specific types of violence and its effects on victims.
Every month, STOPVAW publishes a newsletter featuring national, regional and international news updates, research and reports on VAW and, periodically, commentary on law and policy developments relating to efforts to eliminate violence against women in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
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