Welcome to the 57th edition of the Pixel Project’s VAW e-News Digest. As usual we bring you the latest and most relevant news related to the eradication of violence against women all over the world.
The sexual assault and harassment of women participating in protests in Tahrir Square, Egypt has caught the attention of the United Nations. We highlight articles that discuss the greater contexts of these assaults, including an article that features the opinions of a woman currently living in Egypt.
In the United States the Violence Against Women Act will be voted on in Senate as soon as next week. A number of senators have expressed vocal support for VAWA, with one provision made to eliminate the “Blue Slip” issue regarding U-Visas.
In China, the sentencing of a woman to death for killing her abusive husband has gained some international attention, including that of Amnesty International. Global pressure to stop the execution is slowly gaining momentum.
Across the world, various communities in various countries are participating in the One Billion Rising campaign. Read our links to news articles to find out what people around the world are doing as part of One Billion Rising.
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Best Regards,
The Pixel Project Team
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General Violence Against Women News
- EGYPT – United Nations concerned about rising violence against female protesters in Egypt
- EUROPE – Gaming to educate players on violence in adolescent relationships
- FIJI – Violence against women and young girls still prevails in Fiji
- INDIA – Violence against women begins with denial of health and nutrition
- NEPAL – Opinion: Violence against women – where are we?
- NEPAL – The National Women’s Commission stresses the need for a Fast Track Court
- NEPAL – Taskforce formed to monitor VAW
- UNITED STATES – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases data on interpersonal and sexual violence by sexual orientation
- UNITED STATES – The Senate reported to vote on reauthorizing VAWA around next week
- UNITED STATES- Senator Patrick Leahy ties VAWA to gun violence
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Domestic Violence
- ARMENIA – Domestic violence taking high toll
- CHINA – Chinese officials urged not to execute victim of domestic violence who killed her husband
- UNITED KINGDOM – Law enforcers in Leeds declare war on domestic violence after nearly 14,000 incidents recorded in the city last year
- UNITED STATES – The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) releases a report showing how cuts jeopardize domestic violence victims
- UNITED STATES – Is domestic violence most common during Super Bowl Sunday?
- UNITED STATES- YWCA in Hawaii raises awareness about domestic violence
- UNITED STATES – Athelete charged with domestic violence
- UNITED STATES – Trenton police looking for volunteers for domestic violence team
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Sexual Assault
- INDIA – Delhi gang-rape case: Amanat’s family seeks appointment with Sonia Gandhi
- INDIA – Cabinet makes anti-rape laws more women-friendly
- IRELAND – Rape survivor makes plea for sentencing
- JAPAN – Olympic gold medallist jailed for rape
- PAKISTAN – Pakistani gang-rape survivor to appeal against the acquittal of rapists
- SOMALIA – Alleged gang rape and suppression of press freedom in Somalia
- UNITED STATES – Police in District of Columbia mishandling sexual assault cases
- UNITED STATES – Two measures to expand local rape laws
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Sex Trafficking
- INDIA – Baseball star fights child sex trafficking in India
- UNITED KINGDOM – Two men charged for trying to traffic women into the UK as prostitutes
- UNITED STATES – The Super Bowl is the single largest magnet for sex trafficking and child prostitution in the country
- UNITED STATES – Feds crack down on the Super Bowl sex trade
- UNITED STATES – Parents warned about the sex trade
- UNITED STATES – Sex trafficking a reality in the Bay area
- UNITED STATES – Advice on how to best serve foreign-born victims of sex trafficking brought into the United States
- UNITED STATES – Oklahoma shelter provides home to victims of sex trafficking
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Female Genital Mutilation
- AUSTRALIA – Parents who have organised an illegal circumcision of a girl in Bali to appear in court
- INDONESIA – Debate emerges in Indonesia when one of Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisations objects to the UN plan to ban female circumcision
- INDONESIA – Authorities in Indonesia have been criticized for attempting to legitimise FGM
- KENYA – FGM linked to poor performance in school
- LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE – Female genital mutilation is a taboo for journalists
- UNITED KINGDOM – Nearly 2000 young girls in Islington could be at risk of FGM
- UNITED KINGDOM – A 17-year old asylum seeker says how supermodel Waris Dirie inspired her to speak out against FGM
- UNITED STATES – New US law criminalizes the sending of girls abroad for FGM
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Forced Marriage and Honour Killing
- MOROCCO – Morocco to outlaw forced marriage to rapists
- PAKISTAN – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed a law declaring the custom of ghag (forced marriage) punishable
- UNITED KINGDOM – BBC censors radio play on honour killing, upsetting playwright.
- UNITED KINGDOM – Author Aneeta Prem teaches high school girls about forced marriage
- UNITED KINGDOM – Author Sufiya Ahmad’s novel, Secrets of the Henna Girl, is about forced marriage
- UNITED STATES – Woman in Colorado City escapes forced marriage
- UNITED STATES – Girls in New York City forced into marriage
- SWEDEN – Teen jailed eight years for honour killing
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Activism
- FEATURE – General overview of the One Billion Rising campaign, with focus on Eve Ensler
- AUSTRALIA – Sydney flash mob as part of the One Billion Rising campaign
- INDIA – The Kolkata leg of the One Billion Rising campaign launched
- PHILIPPINES – One Billion Rising held in the Philippines
- TAIWAN – Taiwan to join One Billion Rising campain on Valentine’s Day
- UNITED KINGDOM – People of London participate in One Billion Rising
- UNITED STATES – Hudson River Rising planning two events in February as part of One Billion Rising
- UNITED STATES – Mary Kay and the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence join forces for Stop Violence Against Women Day
- ZIMBABWE – One Billion Rising in Zimbabwe