tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833518530559679192.post4413436573104774265..comments2023-09-29T08:07:48.323-07:00Comments on oneheartforpeace: Planned Reform Should Include Monitoring and Apply to Domestic WorkersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833518530559679192.post-47431542145341327782010-09-29T08:45:22.353-07:002010-09-29T08:45:22.353-07:00Also in today from same group:
Comprehensive Glob...Also in today from same group:<br /><br />Comprehensive Global Strategy Needed to Engage and End Abuses<br /><br />(New York) September 28, 2010 -- The US Senate should quickly approve a bipartisan bill that sets out a new strategy for US engagement in the struggle to end violence against women worldwide, Human Rights Watch said today. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to take up the bill on TODAY - Wednesday, September 29, 2010.<br /><br />..."Violence against women is a complex problem, but we can be smarter in fighting it - and that's what this bill is about," said Meghan Rhoad, women's rights researcher at Human Rights Watch. "The Senate bill has real potential for lasting positive impact to the lives of women and girls around the globe."<br /><br />...The United Nations estimates that one of every three women in the world has been a victim of violence. Human Rights Watch reports have documented rampant violence against women, both in armed conflicts and in homes and workplaces throughout the world. Much of the violence goes unpunished, especially where insufficient legal protections are compounded by poor enforcement. Recent Human Rights Watch investigations exposed degrading forensic examinations conducted on rape survivors by medical personnel in India and the frequent abuse of women with disabilities in northern Uganda.<br /><br />"The persistence of violence against women around the world is not only a challenge to our consciences, but a major impediment to economic, political, and social development," Rhoad said. "It is a problem that we literally cannot afford to fail to solve."<br /><br />There is mounting evidence of the debilitating effect of violence against women on economic development. In some countries, violence and sexual harassment in schools prevent women from obtaining an education and contributing fully to their communities. The health care costs and workplace absenteeism associated with injuries from domestic violence also take a significant financial toll.<br /><br />The Senate bill would complement the Violence Against Women Act, which addresses these issues within the United States. Similar legislation was introduced, but not voted on, in the last Congress.<br /><br />Human Rights Watch repeated its call for the US Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The US is only one of seven countries in the world not to have ratified the major global women's rights treaty.<br /><br />Human Rights Watch Press release<br />HREA - www.hrea.orgAlso in today from same group:<br /><br />Note that many studies show 1 out of every three to four women US military are raped by US military men!CNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877484524704475807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833518530559679192.post-44964775001520914992010-09-29T08:27:32.829-07:002010-09-29T08:27:32.829-07:00The video mentioned for Ceasar Chavez was at One W...The video mentioned for Ceasar Chavez was at One World Many Peaces which looks like a site full of variety from many traditionsCNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877484524704475807noreply@blogger.com