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Criminal Justice System Legislation Policy Statistics Violence Against Women
Updating the British Council Briefing Document on Violence against Women
This project involves updating the Briefing Document on violence against women, originally written by Liz Kelly and published in 1999. This involved taking into account new developments, international and national policy and legislation, and changes in practice. See Resources: Violence against Women: A briefing document on international
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Training Violence Against Women
British Council Seminar: New Approaches to Addressing Violence Against Women
Liz Kelly and Linda Regan of The Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU) are the Seminar Directors for this, the fourth international seminar on violence against women that they have run for the British Council (assisted by Jo Lovett). This event was a week-long residential seminar open to participants
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Policy Violence Against Women
Violence Against Women Strategy
This publication presents an argument for an integrated, long-term government-led strategy for addressing all forms of violence against women and girls. Analysis was undertaken of the most recent targets and initiatives of all government departments in order to assess the extent to which gender equality and violence against women are
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Europe Policy Research Violence Against Women
Co-ordination Action on Human Rights Violations (CAHRV) Review
CAHRV is a three-year project conducted through a collaborative effort of research institutions, policy networks, and individual researchers, including CWASU. The project addresses human rights violations in the context of inter-personal relationships. CAHRV aims to review and integrate research that addresses the linkages between violence and violent masculinity, on the
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Pornography Prostitution Research
Study and Report on Lapdancing
The study was requested to support the Glasgow CityCouncil’s concerns about lap dancing and table dancing. This is the first of its kind in the UK, based largely on observations within the six clubs, and interviews with key actord and informants. Conclusions: Lap dancing clubs are part of the sex
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Research Trafficking Violence Against Women
Synthesis Study on Human Trafficking and Smuggling in Terms of Impact on Poverty Reduction
Human trafficking and smuggling are increasingly significant components of human migration across the world, both in terms of volume and the connections with criminal activity. A major motivation of those who are trafficked or smuggled for employment is the alleviation of their own, or their family’s poverty. This short study
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Trafficking Violence Against Women
Survey of Trafficking in Persons in Central Asia
This one-year project focused on the assessment of the incidence of trafficking in persons for Central Asia, with particular emphasis on the link between labour migration and trafficking in women and children, as well as transit and destination patterns. The study focuses on data collected from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic,
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Definitions Domestic Violence Research Support Projects
Effective awareness raising in cases of domestic violence
This report is the result of a small research project commissioned by The Women and Equality Unit, Department of Trade and Industry. Using focus groups, the study was designed to explore what information and messages are of most use to women wishing to escape domestic abuse. Seven focus groups were
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Criminal Justice System Legislation Rape Research
The Workings of Section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act
The aim of this project is to examine the impact of s.41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act (YJCEA) 1999 on the prosecution of sex offence cases. Whilst it is intended to explore the question of whether s.41 has affected attrition rates, the main focus of this study
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Europe Trafficking Training
Developing Minimum Standards for Professionals in the Balkans Responding to the Trafficking of Women and Girls for the Purposes of Sexual Exploitation
The objective of this capacity-building project was to contribute to international efforts to combat trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation within and from the Balkans, through the expansion, and awareness, of good practice in governmental, non-governmental and voluntary local agencies. The mechanism was to pilot training for trainers