The Pixel Project VAW e-News Digest: Edition 5

Welcome to the Pixel Project VAW e-News Digest – Edition 5!

As usual, we have collated the most relevant news on Violence Against Women (VAW) across the world that came out over the past 2 weeks. Each headline summary is hyperlinked and will click through to the full article.

Over the past few days the world was stunned by the destruction of a small country caused by an earthquake of around 7.0 off the Richter scale in Haiti, followed by an aftershock of around 6.0 in magnitude. The earthquake in Haiti saw the demise of three leaders of the women’s movement in Haiti, while exacerbating the chances of violence against women in the already socially and politically unstable country.

At the same time, developments concerning violence against women are happening in different parts of the world. In the wake of five murder-suicide deaths in British Columbia, the Canadian district is seeking to reform its domestic violence laws to prevent such tragedies from recurring. Ghana is working on a five-year plan to reduce violence against women. In the United States, prenatal counseling is discovered to reduce domestic violence. These are all encouraging news.

Meanwhile, greater awareness about gender violence and inequalities draw a spotlight to things that were taken for granted as harmless but were, in fact, something which perpetrates inhuman practices.

United Kingdom’s BBC points out that stag parties are fuel for modern-day slavery: prostitutes hired tend to be victims of human trafficking. Two incidences of a politician being threatened with rape – one in the United States, and one in Zambia – reveals the extent of rape culture in our society.

Think about the ways you can help to reduce and put an end to violence against women. Small gestures can mean a great deal. You can send any news concerning violence against women that you wish to see in forthcoming editions of The Pixel Project VAW e-Newsletter to our archivist, Catalina Rembuyan, at catalina@thepixelproject.net.

In the meantime, do enjoy our fifth e-Newsletter and do feel free to share it around! If you prefer to get breaking VAW news from us in real time, please follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/PixelProject).

With best regards,

The Pixel Project team

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General Violence Against Women news

A call to deepen democracy by building gender equality

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s women – brief summary of condition of living for women in Afghanistan, with powerful photographs

Canada: Crown prosecutors failed in their second bid to pin a dangerous offender label on a repeat woman abuser

Haiti: Women’s movement mourns the death of 3 Haitian leaders

Haiti: Disaster exacerbates violence against women in Haiti

Saudi Arabia: Government body seeks to increase job opportunities for women, Saudi human rights commission applauds move

United States: Government to work to address violence against Native American women

Domestic Violence