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Campus-based sexual violence prevention resources
News 23 Sep 2014
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In the US, the White House has launched a public awareness campaign to prevent sexual assaults on campus. The campaign, called It's on us, follows the establishment of a White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, the "1is2many"...
March calls for end to sexual and domestic violence
News 15 Sep 2014
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Hundreds of people joined a march to Parliament calling for better systems, resources and laws to address sexual and domestic violence today. The New Zealand Herald reported, "Those participating in the lunchtime march included social workers,...
Election 2014: Political parties on family violence
News 03 Sep 2014
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With the election drawing near, we have compiled the political parties' policies on family violence. (At the bottom of the page are links to an upcoming political debate on family violence and a march on Parliament.) In brief The National Council of...
European Convention on violence against women comes into effect
News 26 Aug 2014
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A European Convention obligating countries that ratify it to prevent, protect, prosecute and eliminate violence against women and domestic violence came into effect on 1 August 2014. The Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women...
Information sought from NGOs on cross-border recognition and enforcement of protection orders
News 26 Aug 2014
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The Hague Conference on Private International Law is exploring the development of a new international treaty (i.e. a new Hague Convention) on the cross-border recognition and enforcement on protection orders. This would seek to ensure victims of...
Government response to UPR recommendations collated; tools to support NGO engagement
News 25 Aug 2014
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The New Zealand Government's response to the 155 recommendations made under the United Nations' Universal Periodic Review (UPR) has been collated by UPR Info. UPR Info is an NGO based in Geneva, Switzerland which aims to raise awareness of the UPR...
New sexual violence prevention video developed for teenagers
News 21 Aug 2014
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Rape Prevention Education has developed a new video to support teenagers to prevent sexual violence. The five minute video seeks to provide 15-18 year olds with ways to safely "step up and speak out" when they see something that isn't OK. It was...
Government action plan on gangs includes measures to address family violence
News 07 Aug 2014
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An action plan on gangs announced by the Government this week includes measures on family violence. Police and Corrections Minister Anne Tolley announced "a multi-agency approach involving intelligence-gathering, enhanced law enforcement, prevention...
Child sex offender register to be established
News 04 Aug 2014
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Cabinet has signed off on a decision to establish a child sex offender register, to be available to police and other agencies but not to the public. If National is returned to government at September's election, Police and Corrections Minister Anne...
Interactive, visual model on the use of violence available online
News 31 Jul 2014
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An interactive model for understanding factors relevant to the perpetration of violence against women, violence against children and sexual orientation violence is freely available online. The model of factors at play in the perpetration of violence...
VAWnet updates special collections on Traumatic Brain Injury; and Disasters and Emergencies
News 28 Jul 2014
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These collations of online information provide access to resources on a range of topics. VAWnet is the US National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women. Traumatic brain injury This special collection assists domestic violence service...
UK Girl Summit discusses child, early and forced marriage and FGM
News 23 Jul 2014
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The first Girl Summit was co-hosted by the United Kingdom and UNICEF on 22 July 2014. The Summit aimed to mobilise domestic and international efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) within a...
Impact Collective recommends an integrated system for IPV and CAN
News 22 Jul 2014
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The Impact Collective have released a report proposing the establishment of an integrated system to better address intimate partner violence (IPV) and child abuse and neglect (CAN). The Way Forward - An Integrated System for Intimate Partner...
ACC announces schools to pilot 'Mates & Dates'
News 10 Jul 2014
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ACC has announced the schools and facilitators that will pilot its new sexual and dating violence prevention programme, 'Mates & Dates.' The programme will be piloted with up to 2000 students during Term 3. ACC Sexual Violence Prevention...
NZFVC releases data summaries; questions raised about Police response
News 08 Jul 2014
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NZFVC data summaries released today show a drop in recorded offences at family violence incidents, despite the fact that the number of Police family violence investigations has continued to increase. Applications for Protection Orders and prosecuted...
Glenn Inquiry publishes 'Stories of change'
News 08 Jul 2014
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The Glenn Inquiry has published the stories of people who have changed their lives following experiences of childhood sexual abuse and/or domestic violence. Stories of Change, Moving Beyond Violence is accompanied by video interviews with five...
Labour announces family violence policy
News 07 Jul 2014
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Labour has announced a package of measures it would introduce to address family violence if it was in government. Labour Leader David Cunliffe announced the policies at the Women's Refuge symposium in Auckland on 4 July. Labour said it would: "...
Government announces "suite of initiatives" to address family violence
News 02 Jul 2014
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The Government today announced "a suite of intitiatives" in the Justice sector and the development of Achieving Intergenerational Change – A whole-of-Government approach to address family violence. The Government also released the report of the...
Community providers boycott pilot of new Corrections programme
News 02 Jul 2014
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Most community providers are boycotting the pilot of the new programme for domestic violence offenders developed by the Department of Corrections. In a letter to Police Minister Anne Tolley and Justice Minister Judith Collins, National Network of...
16 Days of Activism Against GBV 2014 campaign theme launched: militarism
News 30 Jun 2014
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The Center for Women's Global Leadership has announced the 2014 theme for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV). The 16 Days Campaign runs between 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women;...