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New Zealand White Ribbon Day 2014
News 19 Nov 2014
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White Ribbon Day, 25 November, is the internationally recognised day when men wear a white ribbon to show they do not condone violence towards women. Find out more about the international White Ribbon Campaign and the International Day for the...
CDC launches re-designed VetoViolence website
News 17 Nov 2014
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The Center for Disease and Prevention (CDC) has launched a re-designed VetoViolence website. VetoViolence aims to be a comprehensive violence prevention resource. Re-designed in response to user's ideas and suggestions, the new website is customised...
No charges laid: Responses to the 'Roast Busters' decision
News 11 Nov 2014
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A range of responses to the Police decision not to lay charges against the "Roast Busters" group have been compiled below. Media coverage is listed at the end of the story. Police announced on 29 October 2014 that after a 12 month investigation, no...
'Yes means yes': Affirmative consent law passed in California
News 20 Oct 2014
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A 'yes means yes' affirmative consent requirement has been introduced for Californian university campuses. The new bill stipulates that affirmative consent, or voluntary agreement rather than a lack of resistance, is required for consensual sexual...
Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police conference discusses family violence
News 15 Oct 2014
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The annual Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) conference was held in Auckland on 14 October 2014, chaired by New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush. Twenty Chiefs of Police from around the Pacific discussed family violence, as well as other...
Resources for supporting transgender victims of relationship violence and sexual assault
News 02 Oct 2014
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Like all victims of violence, transgender victims want and need to be respected, heard, supported and believed. However transgender victims of violence can experience additional barriers when trying to access support and safety compared to non-trans...
Police release crime stats, new family violence dataset "to be launched soon"
News 02 Oct 2014
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New Zealand Police have released crime statistics for the year ending 30 June 2014. In relation to family violence offending, Police said: "A new monthly crime dataset will soon be launched on the Statistics NZ website. The Recorded Crime...
Visual online tool on women's rights globally
News 30 Sep 2014
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The Guardian has created a visual online tool showing women's rights country by country. Created using data from the United Nations and the World Bank, the categories included in the snapshot are: domestic violence legislation, harassment, abortion...
Attitudes to gender equality and VAW in Australia - report
News 24 Sep 2014
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An Australian study has highlighted a range of concerning attitudes in relation to gender equality and violence against women. VicHealth has released the findings from their 2013 National Community Attitudes towards Violence Against Women Survey (...
Gender, Sexism and Social Activism: A Youth Workshop Resource
News 24 Sep 2014
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A resource for facilitating workshops on 'everyday sexism' has been produced by the Sexual Politics Now project at the University of Auckland. The workshops draw on a range of critical and embodied techniques to support participants to analyse and '...
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...